When the Devil Came Down to Dixie
Subtitle: Ben Butler in New Orleans
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Published: October 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780807126233
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Biography: general; Civil war; Political leaders & leadership; c 1800 to c 1900; Biography & Autobiography; Military History - U.S. Civil War; History; History - Military / War; Biography/Autobiography; Louisiana; USA; United States - Civil War; Historical - General
First sentence: MAJOR GENERAL BENJAMIN F. BUTLER'S military occupation of New Orleans has been a subject of controversy for many years-and for some persons, may always be.