Bibliography and papers, 1859-1917.

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Bibliography and papers, 1859-1917.

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A bibliography on index cards of books, articles, and other writings by or about Benjamin F. Butler, Civil War general and governor of Massachusetts, 1882-1883. The bibliography was compiled by Henry J. Moulton in 1917 from sources at the Boston Public Library and contains approximately 25,000 references. Also, papers related to his command including a commission and thanks from Congress for his service.

23 index card boxes and 1 oversize folder.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Moulton, H.J. (Henry Jefferson), 1847-1925

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Butler, Benjamin Franklin, 1818-1893

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Benjamin Franklin Butler was born in Deerfield, New Hampshire, the sixth and youngest child of John Butler and Charlotte Ellison Butler. His father served under General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 and later became a privateer, dying of yellow fever in the West Indies not long after Benjamin was born. He was named after Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. His elder brother, Andrew Jackson Butler (1815–1864), would serve as a colonel in the Union Army during t...