Identifier: autobiographype00butl (find matches)
Title: Autobiography and personal reminiscences of Major-General Benj. F. Butler; Butler's book
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893
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Publisher: Boston, A.M. Thayer
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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very earlyin the morning. Jones then said to Felton: UI am willing to lose asmany men as necessary in conflict, but I dont want them murdered in arailroad accident. Will the railroad therefore see that the bridges areguarded, the road watched, and a pilot engine run a short distance aheadof us, the train running at a slow speed? To this Felton assented. Soon after midnight Jones embarked his men on a train of ten catsand started. Nothing occurred until the train passed the ferry atHavre de Grace, about two or three hours from Baltimore. Jonesthen went through each car and gave distinct orders to the men,telling them that they might be assaulted in Baltimore, but whateverwas done to them either by abuse or by missiles thrown, they shouldnot fire until they were fired upon, and then only at the command ofan officer, and to take their aim at the men actually tiring. At that time the cars were hauled through Baltimore by horses.But it had been arranged between the colonel and the railroad
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