Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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... things he had done in this connection were not suf- ficiently appreciated . Indeed , he asserted that there was something ... thing which would enable Massachusetts troops to be the first of all to get into the field . " 16 On becoming ...
... things he had done in this connection were not suf- ficiently appreciated . Indeed , he asserted that there was something ... thing which would enable Massachusetts troops to be the first of all to get into the field . " 16 On becoming ...
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... thing to the Yankee invaders . The General said , in the quiet manner of a really angry man , “ I suppose there are ... things connected with their edu- cation in the realities of war greatly amused Butler . Cooking their own rations was ...
... thing to the Yankee invaders . The General said , in the quiet manner of a really angry man , “ I suppose there are ... things connected with their edu- cation in the realities of war greatly amused Butler . Cooking their own rations was ...
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... thing drop in favor of more important matters . The Philadelphia Inquirer called An- drew's conduct shameful , absurd , factious , and half mutinous . He seemed to be composed , the Inquirer commented , of equal parts of " unreasonable ...
... thing drop in favor of more important matters . The Philadelphia Inquirer called An- drew's conduct shameful , absurd , factious , and half mutinous . He seemed to be composed , the Inquirer commented , of equal parts of " unreasonable ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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