ASIN: B00UXP13SA
Publisher: Charles River Editors (March 18, 2015)
Pages: 44
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the campaign and occupation written by Benjamin Butler and others*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“As the officers and soldiers of the United States have been subject to repeated insults from the women (calling themselves ladies) of New Orleans in return for the most scrupulous non-interference and courtesy on our part, it is ordered that hereafter when any female shall by word, gesture, or movement insult or show contempt for any officer or soldier of the United States she shall be regarded and held liable to be treated as a woman of the town plying her avocation.” – Benjamin Butler’s General Order No. 28In 1860, New Orleans was just as unique a city as it is today. It was racially and linguistically diverse, with many French, German, and Spanish speakers, and a population of white ...
