Stormy Petrel: The Life and Times of General Benjamin F. Butler, 1818-1893Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1969 - 335 pages |
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... vote of 198 to 105. The distribution of votes did not follow sectional lines . Some south- ern and some northern delegations divided their votes upon it ; other delegations from both sections voted solidly against it . Mas- sachusetts ...
... vote of 198 to 105. The distribution of votes did not follow sectional lines . Some south- ern and some northern delegations divided their votes upon it ; other delegations from both sections voted solidly against it . Mas- sachusetts ...
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... vote . Al- though it had commanded the support of only a minority of the platform committee , it was approved by a majority ( 165 to 138 ) of the convention . As soon as the result of the vote was announced Butler moved adoption of a ...
... vote . Al- though it had commanded the support of only a minority of the platform committee , it was approved by a majority ( 165 to 138 ) of the convention . As soon as the result of the vote was announced Butler moved adoption of a ...
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... 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 . 6 Butler never thought Davis should or would be ...
... 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 . 6 Butler never thought Davis should or would be ...
Contents
Meet General Butler | 13 |
As the Twig is Bent | 20 |
A Practical Politician | 37 |
Copyright | |
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