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516 Pages·1997·1.46 MB·English

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When the Devil Came Down to Dixie : Ben
title:
Butler in New Orleans
author: Hearn, Chester G.
publisher: Louisiana State University Press
isbn10 | asin: 0807121800
print isbn13: 9780807121801
ebook isbn13: 9780585320984
language: English
Butler, Benjamin F.--(Benjamin Franklin),-
-1818-1893, Generals--United States--
subject Biography, United States.--Army--
Biography, New Orleans (La.)--History--
Civil War, 1861-1865.
publication date: 1997
lcc: E467.1.B87H43 1997eb
ddc: 973.7/092
Butler, Benjamin F.--(Benjamin Franklin),-
-1818-1893, Generals--United States--
subject:
Biography, United States.--Army--
Biography, New Orleans (La.)--History--
Civil War, 1861-1865.
Page i
When the Devil Came Down to Dixie
Page ii
Page iii
When the Devil Came Down to Dixie
Ben Butler in New Orleans
Chester G. Hearn
Page iv
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Copyright © 1997 by Chester G. Hearn
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Printer and binder: Thomson-Shore, Inc.
Frontispiece courtesy U.S. Army Military History Institute.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hearn, Chester G.
When the devil came down to Dixie : Ben Butler in New Orleans /
Chester G. Hearn
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8071-2180-0 (alk. paper)
1. Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 18181893.
2. GeneralsUnited StatesBiography. 3. United States. Army
Biography. 4. New Orleans (La.)HistoryCivil War, 18611865.
I. Title.
E467.I.B87H43 1997
973-7'092dc21
[B] 97-16092
CIP
The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and
durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book
Longevity of the Council on Library Resources.
Page v
To Ann, Chet, and Dana,
the family that keeps me going,
and to the beloved memory of Wendy
Page vii
Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
1 7
The Early Years
2 23
Butler Goes to War
3 38
To Be a Lieutenant General
4 52
"Picayune" Butler Comes to Town
5 76
When the Devil Came Down to Dixie
6 90
Emergence of the Beast
7 130
A Bad Day at City Hall
8 142
Butler's War with the Consuls
9 161
Bearing Down on New Orleans
10 180
The Brothers Butler
11 198
The Campaigns of Ben Butler
12 213
The Beast Bows Out
13 225
Aftermath
Bibliography 241
Index 253