Andrew Butler

General Benjamin Butler's New Orleans Occupation Marked by Systematic Corruption and Cotton Trade Profiteering

1862-05-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

After Union naval forces under David G. Farragut capture New Orleans in spring 1862, General Benjamin F. Butler is appointed military governor of the occupied city, beginning one of the most controversial and corrupt episodes of the Civil War. Butler’s brief tenure becomes notorious for …

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Preston Brooks Beats Charles Sumner on Senate Floor, Southern Elite Celebrates Violence

1856-05-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Representative Preston Brooks, a pro-slavery Democrat from South Carolina, enters the Senate chamber and beats Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts nearly to death with a metal-topped cane, striking him repeatedly on the head while Sumner attempts futilely to protect himself. The attack follows …

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