Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893 Proclamation
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04081 Author/Creator: Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893 Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Broadside Date: 1 May 1862 Pagination: 1 p. ; 59.1 x 22.3 cm. Order a Copy
Institutes "the administration of Law Martial" in New Orleans, two days after it was surrendered to the Union. Terms include respect for the United States flag, punishment for aiding Confederates, harsh treatment for crimes against Federal, prohibition of public gatherings. "The armies of the United States came here not to destroy but to make good, to restore order out of chaos, and the government of laws in place of the passions of men."
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