Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893 Proclamation

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GLC#
GLC00171
Type
Broadsides, posters & signs
Date
1 May 1862
Author/Creator
Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893
Title
Proclamation
Place Written
New Orleans, Louisiana
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 31 cm, Width: 19 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Institutes "the administration of Law Martial" in New Orleans, two days after it was surrendered to the Union. Terms include respect for the United States flag, punishment for aiding Confederates, harsh treatment for crimes against Federal, prohibition of public gatherings. "The armies of the United States came here not to destroy but to make good, to restore order out of chaos, and the government of laws in place of the passions of men." Same text as GLC04081.

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