Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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Page 124
... duty and his part in the Hatteras Inlet expedition behind him , Butler asked for , and was granted a leave of absence . Soon after he reached home he turned his attention to the matter of raising troops . Recruiting was being conducted ...
... duty and his part in the Hatteras Inlet expedition behind him , Butler asked for , and was granted a leave of absence . Soon after he reached home he turned his attention to the matter of raising troops . Recruiting was being conducted ...
Page 156
... duty . One of the men involved was the Saxon's mate , another was a discharged Union soldier , the rest were sol- diers on active duty with the Army of the Gulf . A soldier who turned state's evidence was sentenced to five years at hard ...
... duty . One of the men involved was the Saxon's mate , another was a discharged Union soldier , the rest were sol- diers on active duty with the Army of the Gulf . A soldier who turned state's evidence was sentenced to five years at hard ...
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... duty in the Department . Grant did not miss the implication that he would have to choose between Smith and Butler . Saying that Butler was clearly in the wrong , Grant promptly decided to keep Smith and asked the Secretary of War to put ...
... duty in the Department . Grant did not miss the implication that he would have to choose between Smith and Butler . Saying that Butler was clearly in the wrong , Grant promptly decided to keep Smith and asked the Secretary of War to put ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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