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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 2: early political action and military training. (search)
ressed before the legislature against the united vote of the Whig and Hunker parties. In this condition of things Mr. Sidney Bartlett, the Whig leader,--who until the day of his death at ninety years of age was one of the foremost lawyers of Massac all against Sumner, and that his vote was held to him by the party discipline of the Coalition combination. This was Mr. Bartlett's proposition, viz: As the Coalition members are desirous of having all voting done by secret ballot, would they try iirman of the State Committee of the Free-Soil party, who, I saw, was in momentary doubt upon the question. I said: Give Bartlett the secret ballot, and you will vindicate it sufficiently and whip him besides. He immediately arose and said that those with whom the acted agreed cordially with the proposition of the representative from Boston; so Bartlett's motion passed by a large majority. Upon the next call the sealed envelopes were handed in, and their number was found to correspond exactly
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 13: occupations in 1863; exchange of prisoners. (search)
elegraphed the following reply:-- headquarters Department of Virginia and North Carolina, in the field, Aug. 16, 1864, 8.15 A. M. Major Mulford, agent of exchange, Fortress Monroe: Bring up with you General Walker to be exchanged for General Bartlett, and what wounded Confederate officers there are at the hospitals at Fortress Monroe. Also send for Captain Woolford. I do not want any women for this trip from Norfolk or Fortress Monroe. Many Southern women, claiming to be from the th Carolina, in the field, Aug. 18, 1864. Lieutenant-General Grant, City Point: Steamer New York is to go to Aiken's Landing under flag of truce, at which place she is to receive certain communications and special exchanges, among whom is General Bartlett, and to arrange a meeting between Commissioner Ould and myself for a conference in regard to the treatment of our prisoners and some cases of retaliation. Benj. F. Butler, Major-General Commanding. Finding how fearfully sensitive the li
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
amines Dutch Gap, 744; approves cutting Dutch Gap Canal, 747; examines Butler's Department, 832; in Grant's personal Memoirs, 856; originates offensive phrase, Bottled up, 854-856. Barnwell, South Carolina, secession commissioner, 156. Bartlett, Sidney, tribute to, 116-117. Bartlett, General, exchanged as prisoners, 597-598. Barron, S., Confederate Commander at Fort Hatteras, 284. Barry, Governor at Charleston Convention, 136-127. Baton Rouge, seized by Farragut, 455; battle ofBartlett, General, exchanged as prisoners, 597-598. Barron, S., Confederate Commander at Fort Hatteras, 284. Barry, Governor at Charleston Convention, 136-127. Baton Rouge, seized by Farragut, 455; battle of, 480-487. Bayard, Senator Thomas F., 221. Beaufort, N. C., occupied by Union forces, 617; attacked, 618; transport fleet renew coal and water at, 789; Porter replenishes ammunition at, 797, 798. Beauregard, Gen. P. T., asks for church bells to cast into cannon, 384; reads Woman order to his army, 420; consideration shown his family by Butler, 425; letter to Lovell regarding Vicksburg, 457; abandons his command, 458, 464, 470; reference to, 477, 646, 657; attacks Bermuda Hundred, 665-6