Benjamin Franklin Butler: A Noisy, Fearless Life (Elizabeth D. Leonard - CH) flag

Benjamin Franklin Butler: A Noisy, Fearless Life (Elizabeth D. Leonard - CH) flagby Elizabeth D. Leonard Benjamin Franklin Butler was one of the most important and controversial military and political leaders of the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. Remembered most often for his uncompromising administration of the Federal occupation of New Orleans during the war, Butler reemerges in this lively narrative as a man whose journey took him from childhood destitution to wealth and profound influence in state and national halls of

Nearly lost in national culture were the moral crusades over slavery that ignited the war

An argument settler--and starter--for Civil War buffs who want to know which side had the better soldiers: Armies South

revealing how he managed the men who ran the naval side of the Civil War

Paperback – March 4

Now he continues the amazing saga of how thirteen colonies became a nation

and a court-martial packed with compliant officers dismissed him for disobedience of orders and misconduct before the enemy

and his white family

Snell provides an intriguing interpretation of some neglected military aspects of the battle

the devastating defeat also marked the end of the South's offensive strategy against the North

a common challenge is the lack of adequate maps

400 identified Confederates

and a final stand at Sharpsburg on September 17 (the bloodiest day in American history) with the Potomac River and a single ford at Lee’s back