TY  - GEN
AU  - Butler,Benjamin F.
TI  - Benjamin F. Butler papers,
KW  - Butler, Sarah Hildreth,
KW  - Cameron, Simon,
KW  - Farragut, David Glasgow,
KW  - Johnson, Andrew,
KW  - Lincoln, Abraham,
KW  - Milligan, Lambdin P.
KW  - Oliver, Mary S.
KW  - Pinkerton's National Detective Agency
KW  - Breach of promise
KW  - Consuls
KW  - France
KW  - Correspondence
KW  - Spain
KW  - Habeas corpus
KW  - United States
KW  - Martial law
KW  - Trials (Conspiracy)
KW  - Indiana
KW  - Indianapolis
KW  - Fort Fisher (N.C. : Fort)
KW  - Siege, 1864-1865
KW  - Louisiana
KW  - History
KW  - Civil War, 1861-1865
KW  - Maryland
KW  - Massachusetts
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 19th century
KW  - New Orleans (La.)
KW  - North Carolina
KW  - Outer Banks (N.C.)
KW  - Petersburg (Va.)
KW  - Claims
KW  - 1865-1900
KW  - Virginia
KW  - Army officers
KW  - itoamc
KW  - Governors
KW  - Legislators
KW  - Military governors
KW  - New Orleans
KW  - Representatives, U.S. Congress
N1  - Open to research
N2  - 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
UR  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012127
UR  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012127.3
ER  -