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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)
lay in your coming. This to a soldier was an order; and whatever Colonel Jones' feelings or wishes may have been, he did not feel at liberty to disregard that order, especially as the master of transportation, a good, true, and loyal man, William P. Smith, said: For God's sake, give the order for the cars to move; the mob is already trying to tear the tracks up in front of us. If you don't, no one of your men will leave here alive. Thereupon Colonel Jones gave the order. The train startedones, I paid for being carried there and shall go, and I have men that can run your engine and train as well as you can. The conductor started the train once more, and there was no further interference with the progress of the troops, although Mr. Smith had information, as he said to Colonel Jones, that the rebels were attempting to blow up the viaduct at the Relay House. When the regiment arrived in Washington President Lincoln met it at the depot. He shook Colonel Jones warmly by the han
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
o, 577. Slocumb, Mrs., Cora, story of, 423, 425. Smith, Rev. S. F., expounds Calvinistic doctrine, 60. Smith, Win., Butler studies law with, 71-72. Smith, Wm. P., transportation at Baltimore and plea to Colonel Jones, 180. Smith, Captain, aid rendered by at Fort St. Philip, 368; carries Butler to New Orleans, 370; reSmith, Captain, aid rendered by at Fort St. Philip, 368; carries Butler to New Orleans, 370; remark concerning Mumford, 371, allows gunboat McRae to become cartel, 390. Smith, Brigadier-General, C. S. A., letter from Davis, 458; report on Farragut's passing Vicksburg, 478. Smith, Maj.-Gen., Wm. F., ordered to report to Butler, 630; favors co-operative movement, 636; bearer of letter to Grant, 637; moves up the James RSmith, Brigadier-General, C. S. A., letter from Davis, 458; report on Farragut's passing Vicksburg, 478. Smith, Maj.-Gen., Wm. F., ordered to report to Butler, 630; favors co-operative movement, 636; bearer of letter to Grant, 637; moves up the James River, 639; objects to Butler's plan for surprising Richmond, 644; destroys railroad, 643, 645; letter from, 648; orders from Butler to, 650; prepares for battle at Drury's Bluff, 657; ordered to send relief to Gilmore, 665-666; ordered to join Grant, 671; attempts to capture Petersburg, 687, 693; interminable reconnoissance, the fa