Not Tree... he never served....Can anyone name that Union officer?
Not Tree... he never served....Can anyone name that Union officer?
#7 - the first days of photoshop?Looks like I've been neglecting this thread.
Getting near the end of the 2005 selection.
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Yep, Benjamin Butler. A good administrator and a clever negotiator, he was not a great tactician and was eventually dismissed. He was one of Lincoln's "political generals". He ran the "occupation" in New Orleans. Early in the war, when emancipation was a touchy subject, escaped slaves kept crossing federal lines. The South wanted them back. Butler came up with the idea that they weren't freed, they were contraband property and thus subject to seizure.
And he was a lousy general but very shrewd.
In his defense he only went after the population of New Orleans when they started to do things like dump chamberpots on his soldiers or the ladies swearing at them in the streets.
His attitude was if your going to act like that, I'm going to treat you as you deserve.
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Yes, he said that such women should be treated as "ladies of the evening". This is from Wikipedia, about the attack on Wilmington, North Carolina. He wasn't as bad as Napolean P. Banks. He was a lawyer from Massachusetts by trade, before the war.
The Union attack started on December 24, 1864 with a naval bombardment. The firepower of Fort Fisher was temporarily silenced because some of its gun positions exploded. This allowed the Navy to land Union infantry. The landing force was intercepted by the arrival of Hoke's troops. The Union attack was effectively thwarted and, on December 27, Benjamin Butler ordered the withdrawal of his 1,000 soldiers who were still on the beach. This was in disobedience to Grant's orders, which were to besiege the fort if the assault failed. Because Butler disobeyed his orders, he was relieved of command by Grant.
Almost finished the 2005 selection
And I’ll bet 2006 will be a very good year!
Perhaps that you've to deactivate your parental filter ?I have to wonder where you all find all of these amazing crux images seemingly as easily as you do. I have done yahoo and google image searches, and while I have gotten a few of them, I do not seem to find all the ones that people share here. And when I do, my anti virus kicks in warning me of potential issues, and I stay away...
I have to wonder where you all find all of these amazing crux images seemingly as easily as you do. I have done yahoo and google image searches, and while I have gotten a few of them, I do not seem to find all the ones that people share here. And when I do, my anti virus kicks in warning me of potential issues, and I stay away.
Makes me wish I had one big zip file of every crux image and gif animation that ever been posted here because I just don't have the time or even $$$ resources these days to find my own.
One does not need nails for a good punishment on the cross.Continuing 2006