Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin) 1818-1893 creator mixed material monographic eng 190,000 263 4 90 Correspondence, letterbooks, order books, reports, notebooks, newspaper clippings, charts, maps, photographs, and other papers concerning Butler's Civil War commands, service as U.S. representative from and governor of Massachusetts, and candidacy for U.S. president in 1884. Documents Butler's participation in military operations in Maryland, 1861; Fort Clark and Fort Hatteras, Outer Banks, N.C., 1861; Petersburg, Va., 1864-1865; and Fort Fisher, N.C., 1864-1865. Also documents his service as military governor of New Orleans, La.; his activities as chairman of the congressional committee in 1867 investigating the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and as manager of the impeachment proceedings against President Andrew Johnson; and his career as a lawyer. Includes material pertaining to cases such as Ex parte Milligan (Lambdin P. Milligan) and United States v. Farragut (David Glasgow Farragut). Also includes Pinkerton's National Detective Agency reports and other files concerning the breach of promise case, Oliver v. Cameron (Mary S. Oliver and Simon Cameron). Includes a letter with a detailed account from Charles Augustus Leale, a surgeon who witness Lincoln's assassination at Ford's Theatre and remained with him until his death; and correspondence with French and Spanish consuls in New Orleans and Butler's wife, Sarah Butler. Open to research. Some maps transferred to Library of Congress Geography and Map Division. Army officer, state legislator and U.S. representative from Massachusetts, governor of Massachusetts, and military governor of New Orleans. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012127 Card index to a portion of the correspondence available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room. Butler, Sarah Hildreth 1816-1876 Correspondence Cameron, Simon 1799-1889 Trials, litigation, etc Farragut, David Glasgow 1801-1870 Trials, litigation, etc Johnson, Andrew 1808-1875 Impeachment Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Assassination Milligan, Lambdin P Trials, litigation, etc Oliver, Mary S Trials, litigation, etc Pinkerton's National Detective Agency. Breach of promise Consuls France Correspondence Consuls Spain Correspondence Habeas corpus United States Martial law United States Trials (Conspiracy) Indiana Indianapolis Fort Fisher (N.C. : Fort) Siege, 1864-1865 Louisiana History Civil War, 1861-1865 Maryland History Civil War, 1861-1865 Massachusetts Politics and government 19th century New Orleans (La.) History Civil War, 1861-1865 North Carolina History Civil War, 1861-1865 Outer Banks (N.C.) History Civil War, 1861-1865 Petersburg (Va.) History Siege, 1864-1865 United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Claims United States Politics and government 1865-1900 Virginia History Civil War, 1861-1865 Army officers Governors Legislators Military governors Representatives, U.S. Congress mm 82014514 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms012127 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms012127.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012127 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012127.3 Open to research. DLC 821109 20260227111712.0 mm 82014514