Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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... later to merchant trading on his own account . Early in the War of 1812 he was commissioned captain of a company of dragoons he had raised . While serving with his company on the northern frontier he suffered a broken leg . His injury ...
... later to merchant trading on his own account . Early in the War of 1812 he was commissioned captain of a company of dragoons he had raised . While serving with his company on the northern frontier he suffered a broken leg . His injury ...
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... later years Butler disregarded remarks almost as ugly as that one ; this time he sued the editor for libel . Judge Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar , before whom the matter was tried , effectively secured the editor's acquittal by charging the ...
... later years Butler disregarded remarks almost as ugly as that one ; this time he sued the editor for libel . Judge Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar , before whom the matter was tried , effectively secured the editor's acquittal by charging the ...
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... later . ) While Barron was con- sidering Butler's reply the Harriet Lane and the transport Ade- laide ran aground close under the fort's guns . However , Barron did not realize to what extent conditions had changed in his favor and he ...
... later . ) While Barron was con- sidering Butler's reply the Harriet Lane and the transport Ade- laide ran aground close under the fort's guns . However , Barron did not realize to what extent conditions had changed in his favor and he ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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