Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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Page 162
... soldiers . Thus is the measure of his iniquities filled . We thought that generals always restrained , by shot or sword if need be , the brutality of soldiers . This 5 Butler to J. G. Carney , July 2 , 1862 , as quoted in Jesse Ames Mar ...
... soldiers . Thus is the measure of his iniquities filled . We thought that generals always restrained , by shot or sword if need be , the brutality of soldiers . This 5 Butler to J. G. Carney , July 2 , 1862 , as quoted in Jesse Ames Mar ...
Page 167
... soldiers as he could . In forwarding Phelps's letter Butler said , Gen. Phelps , I believe , intends making this a ... soldier bound to carry out the wishes of the Government so long as I hold its com- mission , and I understand that ...
... soldiers as he could . In forwarding Phelps's letter Butler said , Gen. Phelps , I believe , intends making this a ... soldier bound to carry out the wishes of the Government so long as I hold its com- mission , and I understand that ...
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... soldiers ' pay ( set by an act of Con- gress ) was $ 10 a month as compared with $ 13 a month for white men . Butler ... soldiers . Having heard that white officers and soldiers had compelled Negroes to work , often without imperative ...
... soldiers ' pay ( set by an act of Con- gress ) was $ 10 a month as compared with $ 13 a month for white men . Butler ... soldiers . Having heard that white officers and soldiers had compelled Negroes to work , often without imperative ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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