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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 5: Baltimore and Fortress Monroe. (search)
Placing my despatch book so that the water would not run off me on to it, I at once wrote a despatch to Major Morris, of the United States army, in command of Fort McHenry, to which, before I had left Annapolis, I had sent as a reinforcement Major Devens with his battalion. I have no copy of that despatch, but it was in substanct you may know where we are and not hit us. Major Devens will know my handwriting. I found an intelligent German lad who said he knew very well the road to Fort McHenry, and one of my staff officers loaned him his horse to take the despatch. In a short time the messenger Headquarters at Federal Hill, Baltimore, Md. From a sts, I knew he denied knowledge of. Many others I knew of. I sent a company under charge of Doctor Hare, of Philadelphia, the chemist, and had them all taken to Fort McHenry. I think Ross Winans' pikes were caused to be delivered by Marshal Kane at the same place. I received the report of my secretary that Ross Winans had been
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 11: military operations. (search)
ictures on his conduct digging the Canal at Vicksburg fall in the River French vessel before Newobservation — that the easier way of passing Vicksburg was to make a short canal across the peninsuilliams' brigade was not practicable, and as Vicksburg was found to be within the territorial lines Williams, to make the attack. Now, mark: Vicksburg was the most important point in the country gut's letter:-- aboard flag-boat, above Vicksburg, June 28, 1862. Major-General Halleck: Sit Vicksburg, as follows:-- With regard to Vicksburg, as already stated, I regard its fate as seaot four thousand available armed men between Vicksburg and Halleck. Lovell says that his troops we week's bombardment, and their effect before Vicksburg and its batteries was another demonstrative temporarily disabled. Brid's-eye-view of Vicksburg and vicinity, June 5, 1862. I hope these of the Gulf. When the operations around Vicksburg came to an end, I again went to Baton Rouge.[38 more...]
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 13: occupations in 1863; exchange of prisoners. (search)
ommissioners of exchange on the part of the United States, and the rebel commissioner, Mr. Ould. This disagreement was substantially as to the number which had been determined and credited on either side, and in consequence of it all exchange of prisoners had ceased. The rebels were confessedly in debt to us in a balance of some eighteen thousand prisoners for whom they had given us no equivalent. Major-Generals Grant and Banks had paroled large numbers of prisoners at Port Hudson and Vicksburg. If they had been held as prisoners they could not have been put again into the Confederate service without a corresponding number being given us in exchange. The fact that these men were soon afterwards re-enlisted was claimed by us to be a breach of the cartel on the part of the Confederates. Meanwhile our prisoners, to the number of some thirteen thousand, were suffering and dying by cold and starvation in Richmond and elsewhere, while we held in our prisons some twenty-six thousand
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)
will be observed from the instructions which I gave General Hinks, See Appendix No. 61. who commanded the troops holding Fort Powhatan, that I was exceedingly anxious for the safety of that point, because that was the weak point of my whole position. For, although it was some twelve miles below City Point on the James, yet if it were once in possession of the enemy, it would be impossible to get any troops or supplies up the river, as the channel ran close under it. My experience with Vicksburg, which was on a bluff high above the possible range of the guns of the fleet, which were not mortars, told me that if Fort Powhatan were once captured by the rebels, it could be easily held against the naval vessels. I was anxious lest it should be taken by surprise, and therefore, from day to day almost, I persisted in cautioning Major-General Hinks, who was in command. He was a very excellent and able officer, with but a single drawback, and that was very infirm health, arising from wo
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Appendix. (search)
which I deem instructions necessary, are :-- 1st. Touching the validity of the paroles of the prisoners captured at Vicksburg and Port Hudson. 2d. The status of colored prisoners. As to the first. No arrangement for the exchange of prisoue of these paroles. Until there is released to us an equal number of officers and men as were captured and paroled at Vicksburg and Port Hudson, not another Confederate prisoner of war will be paroled or exchanged. As to the second. No distinc, who wanted some excuse for not doing their duty. The lieutenant-general and I were together eighteen months before Vicksburg. He never had to wait for me, nor did any of his generals (but I have had to wait for them), and he should have suppos in the same time, and that no navy ever did more. Could the navy operate in James River, Richmond would now be ours. Vicksburg, a stronger place, fell when the navy was brought to bear upon it. Every place has fallen where naval cannon have been
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
orce, 477; letter to General Smith regarding Vicksburg, 485; proclaims Butler an outlaw and a felonconsultation with at Annapolis, 210-211; in Fort McHenry, 231-232. Dimon, Col., Chas. A. R., enlie, 455; letter to Halleck asking aid against Vicksburg, 456; Halleck's reply, 457; before Vicksburgnon-exchange of prisoners at Port Hudson and Vicksburg, 584; proposes to Butler to cease exchangingeck, Gen. H. W., refusing aid to Farragut at Vicksburg considered, 455, 464; order assigning Banks ator of New York, 362. Morris, Major, at Fort McHenry, 231-232. Mount Benedict, destruction ofrom Davis, 458; report on Farragut's passing Vicksburg, 478. Smith, Maj.-Gen., Wm. F., ordered tw Orleans, 386-387; writes Halleck regarding Vicksburg, 456; Stanton, E. M., letter from Hallect from colonel of, 414, 415; ordered against Vicksburg, 461; reference to, 896. Third Massachuseemonstration against Camp Moore, 460; before Vicksburg, 455, 456, 461, 463; defends Baton Rouge, 48[9 more...]