Major Gen. Benj. F. Butler. of Massachusetts.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by George Whiting American, 1820 - 1862

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

Date1861-1865

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 10 1/4 x 8in. (26 x 20.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 7/8 x 12 7/8in. (42.9 x 32.7cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionThree-quarter-length portrait of a middle-aged bald man wearing a military uniform facing towards the left. He has a mustache and holds a sword. His uniform includes epaulets, buttons, a sash, and a belt with a buckle with an eagle on it.

Object number1995.182.71

InscribedLithographed title beneath image: "MAJOR GEN. BENJ. F. BUTLER. / OF MASSACHUSETTS. / (OLD HAIR TRIGGER.)" Inscribed in pencil on verso, upper right: "A.C. BATES". Lower left: "Print / Box 8 / #48". Lower right: "consv. CPC 1987" "Dwr 3". Old and new accession numbers inscribed in pencil on verso, lower right.NotesSubject Note: Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818-1893) was born in Deerfield, New Hamshire. When the Civil War began, he became a brigadier general of the Massachusetts militia. His most famous connection to the war was his command of occupation forces in New Orleans in 1862; New Orleans residents labelled him with such nicknames as "Beast" and "Brute," and he was replaced by General Nathaniel Banks in December 1862. He was known for his proclaimation that runaway slaves could be considered "cotraband of war." After the Civil War, Benjamin F. Butler ran for Governor of Massachusetts five times before being elected on his sixth attempt in 1882. He was the Greenback candidate for President in 1884.

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