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General Butler explains his controversial Order #28 on the women of New Orleans...
General Butler explains his controversial Order #28 on the women of New Orleans...
Item # 694102
July 21, 1862
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, July 21, 1862
* General Benjamin Butler
* re. Infamous Order # 28
* From the Confederate capital
The prime content on the front page would be: "Gen, Butler and The Women of New Orleans" which is a lengthy letter from him prefaced with: "The following letter from Gen. butler, explaining his reasons for issuing the celebrated order regarding the ladies of New Orleans, has been received in Boston:...". This refers to his very controversial Order #28 given two months earlier, referring to the women of New Orleans as "women of the town, plying their avocation...". Butler took considerable criticism for this order and in this letter he offers his explanation. It is signed by him in type: Benj. F. Butler.
Great to have this letter in a Confederate newspaper.
Other war-related content includes: "Escape of Curtis's Army" "Barbarity in Alabama--Federal General Called to Account..." "Guerrilla Raids in Western Virginia" "The Strength of the Southern Army" "The Green Mountain Boys First in the Field" and much more.
The always interesting editorial begins the back page.
Single sheet, banner masthead, nice condition with some foxing spots.
Other war-related content includes: "Escape of Curtis's Army" "Barbarity in Alabama--Federal General Called to Account..." "Guerrilla Raids in Western Virginia" "The Strength of the Southern Army" "The Green Mountain Boys First in the Field" and much more.
The always interesting editorial begins the back page.
Single sheet, banner masthead, nice condition with some foxing spots.
Category: The Civil War
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