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BUTLER, BENJAMIN F.

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BUTLER, BENJAMIN F.
(1818 - 1893) Union major general, called "The Beast" for his authoritarian control of occupied New Orleans. Later in the war, he commanded the Army of the James. War-date partly-printed D.S. "Benj. F. Butler" adding rank 1p. oblong 12mo., New Orleans, Oct. 15, 1862, a check drawn on the Bank of Commerce, ordering payment of 47.72 to himself. A great piece from New Orleans during the reign of that city's most vilified occupants. Cut cancel slightly affects text with some minor paper loss, else very good.