Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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... probably in the spring of 1830. He said in his autobiography that he left the Academy at the end of the winter term of 1828.9 Since he is officially recorded as having entered Exeter in 1829 he either suffered a lapse of memory ...
... probably in the spring of 1830. He said in his autobiography that he left the Academy at the end of the winter term of 1828.9 Since he is officially recorded as having entered Exeter in 1829 he either suffered a lapse of memory ...
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... probably would have told the world who suggested it ; everything worked remarkably well and he always credited himself with having originated the plan . About 2 A.M. , April 20 , the handsomely appointed Seventh New York Regiment ...
... probably would have told the world who suggested it ; everything worked remarkably well and he always credited himself with having originated the plan . About 2 A.M. , April 20 , the handsomely appointed Seventh New York Regiment ...
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... Probably the real reason for his attitude was that the movement was planned for the near future , for he was an extreme procrastinator . ( Lincoln once said Mc- Clellan seemed to be afflicted with " the slows . " ) He did not like the ...
... Probably the real reason for his attitude was that the movement was planned for the near future , for he was an extreme procrastinator . ( Lincoln once said Mc- Clellan seemed to be afflicted with " the slows . " ) He did not like the ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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