Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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Page 79
... troops must and would be brought to Washington , but he would not make a point of their coming through Baltimore . Governor Hicks responded to this tactful message by iterating the com- mittee's demand that no more troops cross Maryland ...
... troops must and would be brought to Washington , but he would not make a point of their coming through Baltimore . Governor Hicks responded to this tactful message by iterating the com- mittee's demand that no more troops cross Maryland ...
Page 97
... troops for police work . Butler intended to reach Baltimore at about sunset because , as he once explained : When troops are taking possession of a city where there is a possibility of assault by a mob , it is always best that it should ...
... troops for police work . Butler intended to reach Baltimore at about sunset because , as he once explained : When troops are taking possession of a city where there is a possibility of assault by a mob , it is always best that it should ...
Page 208
... troops for it . Porter also said that if he should be successful he would be more fortunate than the present prospect indicated . Fox showed this letter widely enough to make sure that if things did go wrong the Navy would not be held ...
... troops for it . Porter also said that if he should be successful he would be more fortunate than the present prospect indicated . Fox showed this letter widely enough to make sure that if things did go wrong the Navy would not be held ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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