Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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... immediately 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 ...
... immediately 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 ...
Page 140
... immediately available with many more close at hand and care was taken to have these stories be- come known to the northern press . Before Farragut's vessels entered the river Butler's troops were in action only once . The series of ...
... immediately available with many more close at hand and care was taken to have these stories be- come known to the northern press . Before Farragut's vessels entered the river Butler's troops were in action only once . The series of ...
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... immediately after its predecessor adjourned sine die . On the third day of the Fortieth Congress , Ashley presented a resolution authorizing and instructing the new Judiciary Com- mittee to continue the inquiry begun during the previous ...
... immediately after its predecessor adjourned sine die . On the third day of the Fortieth Congress , Ashley presented a resolution authorizing and instructing the new Judiciary Com- mittee to continue the inquiry begun during the previous ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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