Major General Benjamin F. “Spoons” Butler, commander of the compulsory Union Army of the Gulf, declares martial law upon his arrival in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Butler Arrives in New Orleans | Experience the 55 Months that Made America
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Benjamin Butler – Wikipedia
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