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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 1: lineage and education. (search)
lemen for the planting and governing of New England, in America. Their territory extended from the fortieth to the forty-eighth degree of north latitude. This was the origin of all the grants of the country of New England. The charters issued in those times show no knowledge of the country, for even its geographical boundaries by lakes and seas continually interlaced each other. Mason, a sea officer and prominent member of the council, obtained, in 1621, an immense tract extending from Salem on the sea around Cape Ann to the Merrimack River, and to the farthest head thereof, with all the islands lying within three miles of the coast. This grant was named Marianna. In 1622, another grant was made to Mason and Gorges of all the lands between the Merrimack and Sagadahoc, extending back to the Great Lakes and River of Canada. This grant was called Laconia. So little was known of the continent that it was supposed the River of Canada (the St. Lawrence) was within a hundred miles
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 13: occupations in 1863; exchange of prisoners. (search)
prisoners at Point Lookout, two regiments of infantry were enlisted, and many recruits went into the navy upon the solemn engagement that they should not be sent South to fight their rebel brethren. These regiments were afterwards sent to General Pope to fight the Indians, and did good service during the war. Thus, more than two thousand men and two millions of dollars in expense of recruitment and bounties were saved to the loyal States. This work was done by a young officer from Salem, Massachusetts, Col. Charles A. R. Dimon. He went out with me with the three months men, and I later promoted him to be a colonel. He took command of this enlisted regiment, which did most efficient service. On the 29th of March I received this letter from Mr. Ould, agent of exchange:-- C. S. Steamer Roanoke, mouth of James River, March 29, 1864. Maj.-Gen. B. F. Butler, U. S. Agent of exchange: Sir:--I am here for the purpose of having a conference with you in relation to matters conne
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 21: practice of the law. (search)
ne anecdote of him in this respect, and that shall suffice for the hundreds that I might recall. The General was a member of our House of Representatives one year when his party was in a hopeless and impotent minority, except on such occasions as he contrived to make it efficient by tactics and strategems of a technical, parliamentary character. The speaker was a Whig, and a thorough partisan. The Whigs were well drilled and had a leader on the floor of very great capacity, Mr. Lord, of Salem. During one angry debate, General Butler attempted to strangle an obnoxious proposal of the majority by tactics. Accordingly he precipitated upon the chair divers questions of order and regularity of proceeding, one after the other. These were debated by Mr. Lord and himself, and then decided by the speaker uniformly according to the notions advanced by Mr. Lord. The General bore this for some time without special complaint, contenting himself with raising new questions. At length, howe
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
a personal friend of, 894; appoints Governor of Louisiana, 896; Butler retains confidence of, 902; proposition to Confederate commissioners, 902; on the negro question, 903; canal across Isthmus of Darien suggested, 904-907; at City Point, 908; assassinated, 908; Davis believed to be complicated in death of, 915. Lincoln, Mass., Constable Heywood shot at, 1026. Locke, Judge, Joseph, tribute to, 72. Longstreet, at variance with Lee, 879; sent to command western army, 880. Lord, of Salem, anecdote of, 997. Louisiana, powder-boat, at Fort Fisher, 787-788; exploded, 790; facts regarding, 799-807; Shepley Governor of, 896. Lovell, General, evacuates New Orleans, 370, 382; instructed to burn cotton there, 385-386; reference to, 387; supplies sent to troops, 391; letter to Governor Moore regarding yellow fever, 397; receives defence fund, 432; letter from Beauregard, 457; correspondence with Lee, 477. Lowell, Mass., Butler's mother removes to, 51-52; growth of, 51, 53; i