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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 4: the call for troops. (search)
or, more properly speaking, would shut them up together where they might discuss it all the time, but without any correspondence or reporting to the outer world. I had no one fitted to advise with upon this question until the late lamented General Devens came as its major with the Worcester (Mass.) battalion. I had sent to Washington all my Massachusetts troops, and very glad was I to see the major and his stalwart loyal Worcester men. Fearing the legislature would meet at Annapolis on Friday, I consulted with General Devens upon the question whether his men could be relied upon to carry out my orders faithfully in regard to the legislature. He assured me that while he had not examined into the question of the propriety or legality of any such action as dispersing or arresting the members of the legislature in the contingency mentioned, he had reported to me for orders, and he should obey any order that I gave, and his men would obey any order that he gave, leaving the responsibil
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 5: Baltimore and Fortress Monroe. (search)
Placing my despatch book so that the water would not run off me on to it, I at once wrote a despatch to Major Morris, of the United States army, in command of Fort McHenry, to which, before I had left Annapolis, I had sent as a reinforcement Major Devens with his battalion. I have no copy of that despatch, but it was in substance this:-- Major Morris, United States Army, Commanding Fort McHenry: I have taken possession of Baltimore. My troops are on Federal Hill, which I can hold with the aid of my artillery. If I am attacked to-night, please open upon Monument Square with your mortars. I will keep the hill fully lighted with fires during the night so that you may know where we are and not hit us. Major Devens will know my handwriting. I found an intelligent German lad who said he knew very well the road to Fort McHenry, and one of my staff officers loaned him his horse to take the despatch. In a short time the messenger Headquarters at Federal Hill, Baltimore, Md.
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
ournal, 895. Democratic National Convention, Charleston, 134; adjourned to Baltimore, 142-144; Chicago, 631; reference to, 713. Deming, Col., Henry, appointment of, 299-300; reference to, 386; insulted by New Orleans women, 417. Denegre, president New Orleans bank, anecdote of, 518. Dent, Lieutenant-Colonel, carries instructions to Fortress Monroe, 637. Department of Virginia and North Carolina, detailed to command of, 617. De Russey, Colonel, anecdote of, 249-251. Devens, Gen., Chas., consultation with at Annapolis, 210-211; in Fort McHenry, 231-232. Dimon, Col., Chas. A. R., enlists ex-confederates, 587. Dimick, Colonel, U. S. A., curious question put to, 173; reference to in Scott's order, 240. Dismal Swamp Canal, convict labor on, 847. Dix, General John A., sent to Eastern Virginia by General Scott, 295, 323; possible candidate for Vice-President, 632; reference to 754, 761; Butler reports to, 757. Dodge, Capt., Geo. S., faithful services at Berm