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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 15: operations of the Army of the James around Richmond and Petersburg. (search)
ted a lookout in the neighborhood of two hundred feet high. It was composed of trestle work, and the illustration will save a further description. It stood on Cobb's Hill just at the left and near the Appomatox end of my fortifications. It was a great annoyance to the enemy and of exceeding usefulness to me. There was a nine-foot square space on the top to Lookout and signal Station, Cobb's Hill, Butler's front, Army of the James. which two observers could be drawn up in a large basket by means of a windlass. Once at the top of this lookout, a large portion of the peninsula, with all the works of the enemy, and my own lines of pickets and fortificationually making maps before he made his assaults. I sent him word again to go in with Hancock and he had the mendacity to send me the following despatch:-- Cobb's Hill signal Station, 12 P. M. June 15, 1864. General Butler: It is impossible for me to go further to-night, but unless I misapprehend the topography, I hold the
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
ration 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, 665-666; sends men to Lee, 663; attempts to destroy signal station at Cobb's Hill, 681-682; despatch from Lee to, 691; telegram announcing Lee's arrival at Petersburg, 703; references to position of forces at Petersburg, 704; maligned by Bragg, 879. Bee, New Orleans, editorial extracted from, 395. Cabinet Resolutions prol, 55-56. Cleveland, Grover, nominated at Chicago National Convention, 982. Cliff House, Cal., wrecked by powder explosion, 776. Clifford, Judge, reference to, 995 Clipper, Baltimore, extract from, 231; order published in, 233. Cobb's Hill, Confederates attempt to destroy signal station at, 681-683. Cochrane, John, letter from regarding Buchanan, 156. Cold Harbor, battle of, 669-710; Grant reinforced by Butler's troops at, 856, 862. Colfax, Hon., Schuyler, elected Speak