Notebook, Benjamin Franklin Butler, c. 1865 (Ms1990-060)

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Notebook, Benjamin Franklin Butler, c. 1865 (Ms1990-060)

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Description

Handwritten book-length draft manuscript providing a very critical view of the military leadership and personal character of General Ulysses S. Grant. Attributed to Benjamin Butler, though evidence suggests a different author, possibly former Union Army Brigadier General Gustave Paul Cluseret.

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Ms1990-060_ButlerBenjaminFranklin_Notebook_1865

Bibliographic Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Benjamin Franklin Butler Notebook, Ms90-060 - Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Citation

Butler, Benjamin F., (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893, “Notebook, Benjamin Franklin Butler, c. 1865 (Ms1990-060),” VT Special Collections and University Archives Online, accessed March 28, 2024, http://digitalsc.specomeka.vtlibraries.net/Ms1990-060/Ms1990-060_ButlerBenjaminFranklin_Notebook_1865.