Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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Page 68
... suggested to Andrew that the state's militia be brought up to full strength.12 Several times during the first few months of 1861 Butler con- ferred with and wrote to Governor Andrew , urging that the militia be made ready for war . In ...
... suggested to Andrew that the state's militia be brought up to full strength.12 Several times during the first few months of 1861 Butler con- ferred with and wrote to Governor Andrew , urging that the militia be made ready for war . In ...
Page 182
... suggested to Butler that he take 50,000 men from the Army of the Potomac , march them overland to the Ohio River , and move by boat down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers . Hardly taking time for breath he told Allen he would have nothing ...
... suggested to Butler that he take 50,000 men from the Army of the Potomac , march them overland to the Ohio River , and move by boat down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers . Hardly taking time for breath he told Allen he would have nothing ...
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... suggested at a Cabinet meeting that Butler be so employed . All agreed that he would be suitable in most respects , but some thought he might be an unpleasant associate and foresaw a danger of his thinking more of himself than of the ...
... suggested at a Cabinet meeting that Butler be so employed . All agreed that he would be suitable in most respects , but some thought he might be an unpleasant associate and foresaw a danger of his thinking more of himself than of the ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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