Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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... seemed to be composed , the Inquirer commented , of equal parts of " unreasonable and unseasonable " abolitionism and ultra state's right abstractionism.11 A shabby thing Andrew did in his efforts to block Butler's special recruiting ...
... seemed to be composed , the Inquirer commented , of equal parts of " unreasonable and unseasonable " abolitionism and ultra state's right abstractionism.11 A shabby thing Andrew did in his efforts to block Butler's special recruiting ...
Page 130
... seemed to be afflicted with " the slows . " ) He did not like the proposal any better when he was told the Navy would assume the task of taking New Orleans so he would have to furnish only 10,000 troops for an occupation force . Despite ...
... seemed to be afflicted with " the slows . " ) He did not like the proposal any better when he was told the Navy would assume the task of taking New Orleans so he would have to furnish only 10,000 troops for an occupation force . Despite ...
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... seemed likely to begin at any minute . If there had been such a war Butler thought the United States would have won an easy victory . To judge from his autobiography he was more than a little disappointed by the peaceful settlement of ...
... seemed likely to begin at any minute . If there had been such a war Butler thought the United States would have won an easy victory . To judge from his autobiography he was more than a little disappointed by the peaceful settlement of ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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