General Benjamin Butler

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gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Greenback_Party
gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkb:Massachusetts_State_Legislature
gptkb:People's_Party
gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:birth_date 1818-11-05
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Deerfield,_New_Hampshire
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Hopedale,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:children gptkb:Benjamin_Butler_Jr.
gptkb:Mary_Butler
gptkb:Edward_Butler
gptkb:George_Butler
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:General_Order_No._28
New Orleans administration
gptkbp:death_date 1893-01-11
gptkbp:education gptkb:Colby_College
Law degree from Harvard University
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Benjamin Butler
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:William_T._Sherman
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Butler's_General_Order_No._28
New Orleans occupation
gptkbp:legacy Civil Rights advocate
Military leadership during the Civil War
Political career in Massachusetts
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Beast_Butler
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Crater
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Capture_of_New_Orleans
gptkb:Battle_of_Big_Bethel
Political career post-war
Fort Monroe and the Contraband Decision
gptkbp:notable_work Civil War leadership
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Politician
gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:U._S._Representative
gptkb:Governor
Major General in the Union Army
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sarah_Butler
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Harrison
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