Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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... fighting with a cavalry saber . ( As the challenged party he would have been entitled to make the choice of weapons . ) The platform committee finally offered the convention a ma- jority report and two minority reports . All three ...
... fighting with a cavalry saber . ( As the challenged party he would have been entitled to make the choice of weapons . ) The platform committee finally offered the convention a ma- jority report and two minority reports . All three ...
Page 74
... fighting . The sea route did not look much better because the Potomac River could be commanded by batteries erected along the Virginia shore which might be ( as it did become ) hostile territory . Governor Andrew finally sent a staff ...
... fighting . The sea route did not look much better because the Potomac River could be commanded by batteries erected along the Virginia shore which might be ( as it did become ) hostile territory . Governor Andrew finally sent a staff ...
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... fighting done in the Depart- ment of the Gulf while Butler was there . Almost immediately after he occupied New Orleans he detailed two infantry regi- ments and a battery to accompany some of Farragut's vessels in an attempt to capture ...
... fighting done in the Depart- ment of the Gulf while Butler was there . Almost immediately after he occupied New Orleans he detailed two infantry regi- ments and a battery to accompany some of Farragut's vessels in an attempt to capture ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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