Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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Page 78
... rounds and killed 100 persons.10 Assuming these figures to be reasonably accurate , the men gave a good account of themselves , particularly as they had never been under fire before . There would inevitably have been some trouble at ...
... rounds and killed 100 persons.10 Assuming these figures to be reasonably accurate , the men gave a good account of themselves , particularly as they had never been under fire before . There would inevitably have been some trouble at ...
Page 140
... rounds without hitting anybody , and then emigrated due north at the top of their speed . " 4 ... Farragut's battleships and Porter's mortar schooners finally crossed the bars and entered the Mississippi on April 7. A week later ...
... rounds without hitting anybody , and then emigrated due north at the top of their speed . " 4 ... Farragut's battleships and Porter's mortar schooners finally crossed the bars and entered the Mississippi on April 7. A week later ...
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... rounds of ammunition each , and no artillery had been able to get ashore ; that the naval vessels had exhausted their ammunition and would have to return to port for several days , leaving the troops un- protected ; and that a large ...
... rounds of ammunition each , and no artillery had been able to get ashore ; that the naval vessels had exhausted their ammunition and would have to return to port for several days , leaving the troops un- protected ; and that a large ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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