Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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... wrote to Butler : " Upon consultation my Officer [ s ] do not deem it proper under the cir- cumstances to co - operate in the proposed march by the R. R. lay- ing track as we go along - particularly in view of a large force hourly ...
... wrote to Butler : " Upon consultation my Officer [ s ] do not deem it proper under the cir- cumstances to co - operate in the proposed march by the R. R. lay- ing track as we go along - particularly in view of a large force hourly ...
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... wrote to Governor Hicks : I have understood within the last hour that some apprehensions are entertained of an insurrection of the negro population of this neighborhood . I am anxious to convince all classes that the forces under my ...
... wrote to Governor Hicks : I have understood within the last hour that some apprehensions are entertained of an insurrection of the negro population of this neighborhood . I am anxious to convince all classes that the forces under my ...
Page 115
... wrote to Cameron for advice and guid- ance . This time he wanted to know what was the status of these 900 individuals and what was to be done about them . Apologizing for addressing the Secretary of War directly instead of through ...
... wrote to Cameron for advice and guid- ance . This time he wanted to know what was the status of these 900 individuals and what was to be done about them . Apologizing for addressing the Secretary of War directly instead of through ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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