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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. He commanded the Army of the James later in the war. A.E.S "Ben. F. Butler" on the verso of a 1p. 4to., Washington, Nov. 18, 1885 request for a bill of equity to be issued against a Judge Wylie. Minor smudges to the signature, else very good.