John Payne Cleaveland letter, 1865 May 2.

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John Payne Cleaveland letter, 1865 May 2.

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John Cleaveland gives a brief account of his military activities from his enlistment to the surrender of New Orleans to Gen. Benjamin Butler.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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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...

Cleaveland, John P. (John Payne), 1799-1873

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Shoemaker, who resided in Cairo, New York. From the description of Journal (bookkeeping record), 1856-1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122583096 John Payne Cleaveland was an ordained minister who served during the Civil War as chaplain in the 30th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He was present when New Orleans surrendered to Gen. Benjamin Butler. From the description of John Payne Cleaveland letter, 1865 May 2. (Louisiana State University). WorldCa...