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Benjamin Butler
Civil War Encyclopedia >> People - Union Military
| November 5, 1818 | Benjamin Butler born, Deerfield, New Hampshire | |
| May 12, 1861 | After some fighting with Southern sympathizers Union troops under Brigadier General Benjamin Butler [US] gain control of Baltimore | Maryland |
| May 24, 1861 | Benjamin Butler uses the term "contraband" to describe slaves who have crossed into the Northern camps | |
| contraband | ||
| Civil War Firsts | ||
| August 7, 1861 | John Bankhead Magruder burns the village of Hampton, near Fort Monroe. General Benjamin Butler had been planning to use it to house "contraband." (Butler's word for slaves) | Virginia |
| John Magruder | ||
| May 1, 1862 | Infantry under Benjamin Butler [US] begin entering the city of New Orleans | Louisiana |
| Battle of New Orleans | ||
| May 15, 1862 | Benjamin Butler issues Order Number 28, directing his troops to treat any woman who insults them as they would a woman "plying her advocation (a prostitute)." It was this order that led to his title, the Beast of New Orleans | Louisiana |
| June 7, 1862 | Benjamin Butler has William Mumford executed for tearing down the U. S. flag from the Mint in New Orleans. | |
| August 22, 1862 | General Benjamin Butler [US] authorizes the enlistment of "free Negroes" | |
| November 8, 1862 | Benjamin Butler [US] is relieved of duty in New Orleans because of his total disregard of the civilian population. Nathaniel Banks is chosen to replace him. Butler closes all breweries and distilleries to retaliate against civilians | Louisiana |
| Nathaniel Banks | ||
| November 11, 1863 | Benjamin Butler [US] returns to active duty, commanding the Department of Virginia and North Carolina | |
| May 5, 1864 | Army of the James under General Benjamin Butler [US] lands at Bermuda Hundred and City Point, east of Petersburg. The Army is comprised of two corps totaling nearly 40,000 men. | Virginia |
| Quincy A. Gillmore | ||
| William Farrar Smith | ||
| January 11, 1893 | Benjamin Butler dies, Washington, D. C. |
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