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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 11: military operations. (search)
rendered it substantially Violation of a flag of truce. impracticable to elevate the guns of the fleet so as to do more than reach the batteries which were placed on the cliffs and so arranged that their guns might be run forward and shoot down on the fleet, and then be drawn back and reloaded in safety. Therefore, reliance was placed upon the shells from the fire of the mortar fleet to dismount the guns. The mortar fleet, aided by all the guns of the fleet, commenced its fire on the 21st of June, and Farragut passed the batteries on the 28th of June after three hours passage within range of the batteries. The entire harmlessness of the noise and confusion of that performance as a military operation, or in any other way, is fully demonstrated by the reports of General Smith, the immediate rebel commander, and of Earl Van Dorn, the department commander, extracts from which I give, from War Records, Series I., Vol. XV., pp. 8, 9. General Smith reports:-- The roar of cannon wa
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)
hould have expected Grant to dismiss me from the service at once, as he ought to have done, and as I would have done to him under the same circumstances. Smith's letter shows that he is dastard enough to use such weapons. The official orders and correspondence which I publish will show the state of facts. I had not suggested that he be relieved from the army for his misconduct, even after the insulting and garbled correspondence which he sent to Grant in an unmilitary manner. On the 21st of June he had asked that he be relieved from under my command. Grant had taken no official action in regard to this application. On the 2d of July Smith had asked for a leave of absence, pleading ill-health. That was granted for a period of ten days. General Order No. 225 of the 7th of July relieved Smith from under my command, but the Tenth Corps and Kautz's cavalry division and the rest of the troops remained under my command. The headquarters of the department were continued, as they
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 18: why I was relieved from command. (search)
ordered the following expeditions, composed of a corps or more, sometimes from both armies, to move in attack upon Richmond and elsewhere:-- May 28, Smith's corps to Cold Harbor; returned June 14. June 9, Gillmore crossed the Appomattox and attacked Petersburg. June 11, I sent Gillmore to attack Petersburg. June 15, the Eighteenth Corps under Smith was sent to attack Petersburg by order of Grant. June 16, the Sixth Corps under Wright; afterwards sent thence to Washington. June 21, expedition to Deep Bottom, crossing the pontoon bridge to the south side of the James River. July 14, the Eighteenth Corps, Kautz's Cavalry, attacked Petersburg, crossing the Appomattox by the pontoon bridge. July 17, Birney's Corps crossed the pontoon bridge over the James to meet Hancock, and attacked the enemy's works on the north bank, and returned. August 19, part of the Second and Tenth Corps crossed the pontoon bridge to attack the defences on the north side of the river ar