Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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... thought such a man worthy of the compliment of a vote from Massachusetts ; therefore I threw my vote for Jefferson Davis of Mississippi . I make no apology for that vote . I believe I was guided by an intelligent view of the situation ...
... thought such a man worthy of the compliment of a vote from Massachusetts ; therefore I threw my vote for Jefferson Davis of Mississippi . I make no apology for that vote . I believe I was guided by an intelligent view of the situation ...
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... thought the President could clear the air by causing the arrest of the commissioners on a charge of treason at the moment they officially presented their demands on behalf of South Carolina . Secession , Butler said to Buchanan , " is ...
... thought the President could clear the air by causing the arrest of the commissioners on a charge of treason at the moment they officially presented their demands on behalf of South Carolina . Secession , Butler said to Buchanan , " is ...
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... thought there was more need of a health officer than of a chaplain , bemoaned the fact that the Army knew of no such thing as a health officer . Hoar urged the employment of " an agent with brains and some business skill " to supervise ...
... thought there was more need of a health officer than of a chaplain , bemoaned the fact that the Army knew of no such thing as a health officer . Hoar urged the employment of " an agent with brains and some business skill " to supervise ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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