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Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893 Speech of Major-General Butler

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.235 Author/Creator: Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893 Place Written: s.l. Type: Pamphlet Date: 1863 Pagination: 32 p. ; 22 x 14 cm. Order a Copy

An after dinner speech made in New York after Butler's return from New Orleans during the Civil War.

Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893

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