Benjamin Butler
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Benjamin Franklin Butler was an American major general of the Union Army, politician, lawyer, and businessman from Massachusetts. Born in New Hampshire and raised in Lowell, Massachusetts, Butler was
Portrait by Mathew Brady c. 1870–1879
Portrait of Butler with his dog c. 1845–1847
Engraving depicting the Baltimore riot of 1861
General Benjamin F. Butler's Headquarters, New Orleans
Blanche Butler Ames
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Blanche Butler Ames was an author and wife of Adelbert Ames, a decorated Union general in the American Civil War and senator and governor of Mississippi during Reconstruction.
Benjamin Butler
…Butler married Sarah Hildreth, a stage actress and daughter of Dr. Israel Hildreth of Lowell, on May 16, 1844. They had four children: Paul (1845–1850), Blanche (1847–1939), Paul (1852–1918) and Ben-Israel (1855–1881). Butler's business partners included Sarah's brother Fisher and her brother-in-law, W. P…
Blanche Butler Ames