When the Devil Came Down to Dixie

by Hearn, Chester G.

• ISBN13: 9780807126233
• ISBN10: 0807126233
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Louisiana State Univ Pr

Summary

Controversy still rages concerning Major General Benjamin F. Butler's administration in New Orleans during the second year of the Civil War. Some historians have extolled the general as a great humanitarian, while others have vilified him as a brazen opportunist, agreeing with the wealthy of New Orleans who labeled him "Beast" Butler. In this thorough examination of Butler's career in the Crescent City, noted historian Chester G. Hearn reveals that both assessments are correct.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	1	(6)
The Early Years	7	(16)
Butler Goes to War	23	(15)
To Be a Lieutenant General	38	(14)
``Picayune'' Butler Comes to Town	52	(24)
When the Devil Came Down to Dixie	76	(14)
Emergence of the Beast	90	(40)
A Bad Day at City Hall	130	(12)
Butler's War with the Consuls	142	(19)
Bearing Down on New Orleans	161	(19)
The Brothers Butler	180	(18)
The Campaigns of Ben Butler	198	(15)
The Beast Bows Out	213	(12)
Aftermath	225	(16)
Bibliography	241	(12)
Index	253