Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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Page 125
... military rela- tionship between the federal government and the governors ; in fact the law made political influence , social position , nepotism , and favoritism significant factors in the selection of officers.5 These things did not ...
... military rela- tionship between the federal government and the governors ; in fact the law made political influence , social position , nepotism , and favoritism significant factors in the selection of officers.5 These things did not ...
Page 128
... military secretary to send Butler a curt note to the effect that the Governor was extremely busy so the General would have to write . ( The curtness may have been the secretary's fault , but the message was from Andrew . ) Butler then ...
... military secretary to send Butler a curt note to the effect that the Governor was extremely busy so the General would have to write . ( The curtness may have been the secretary's fault , but the message was from Andrew . ) Butler then ...
Page 193
... military ability . However , as Theodore A. Dodge , historian and military critic , said , Grant's orders to Butler were very vague , and he could scarcely have supposed that Butler would look upon Petersburg as a sine qua non in his ...
... military ability . However , as Theodore A. Dodge , historian and military critic , said , Grant's orders to Butler were very vague , and he could scarcely have supposed that Butler would look upon Petersburg as a sine qua non in his ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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