Benjamin F. Butler

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Benjamin F. Butler was a controversial 19th-century American politician and Union Civil War general known for his aggressive Radical Republican stance and prominent role in Reconstruction-era legal and political battles.

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instanceOf American politician ⓘ
Radical Republican ⓘ
Union Army general ⓘ
human ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
allegiance United States of America ⓘ
appointedBy Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
birthDate 1818-11-05 ⓘ
birthPlace Deerfield, New Hampshire, United States ⓘ
burialPlace Hildreth Cemetery, Lowell, Massachusetts ⓘ
candidateIn 1884 United States presidential election ⓘ
child Blanche Butler ⓘ
commanded Army of the James ⓘ
Department of the Gulf ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1893-01-11 ⓘ
deathPlace Washington, D.C., United States ⓘ
linked to: Washington, D.C.
educatedAt Colby College ⓘ
education Waterville College ⓘ
election 1882 Massachusetts gubernatorial election ⓘ
familyName Butler ⓘ
fullName Benjamin Franklin Butler ⓘ
linked to: Benjamin F. Butler
givenName Benjamin ⓘ
issued General Order No. 28 (New Orleans "Woman Order") ⓘ
legalConceptCoined contraband of war (applied to escaped slaves) ⓘ
memberOf United States House of Representatives ⓘ
militaryBranch Union Army ⓘ
militaryRank major general of volunteers ⓘ
nominatedBy Anti-Monopoly Party ⓘ
Greenback Party ⓘ
notableFor Radical Republican stance during Reconstruction ⓘ
advocacy of civil rights for African Americans ⓘ
controversial military governorship of New Orleans ⓘ
early Union policy on escaped slaves ⓘ
support for labor and Greenback monetary policies ⓘ
occupation lawyer ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
officeEndTime Governor of Massachusetts term ended 1884 ⓘ
officeStartTime Governor of Massachusetts term began 1883 ⓘ
politicalParty Anti-Monopoly Party ⓘ
Democratic Party ⓘ
Greenback Party ⓘ
Republican Party ⓘ
positionHeld Governor of Massachusetts ⓘ
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ
practicedLawIn Lowell, Massachusetts ⓘ
represented Massachusetts ⓘ
spouse Sarah Hildreth Butler ⓘ
studiedLawIn Lowell, Massachusetts ⓘ

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Bermuda Hundred Campaign → commander → Benjamin F. Butler ⓘ
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Battle of Chaffin’s Farm → commander → Benjamin F. Butler ⓘ
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