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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 he commanded the Army of the James. War-date A.L.S. ""Benj. F. Butler"" adding rank on Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina letterhead, 1p. 8vo., Fort Monroe, Nov. 1, 1864, to Col. Mumford, in full: ""Come at once to Fortress Monroe to receive orders"". Very good.