GDG- Re: Gettysburg Digest, Vol 38, Issue 44

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In a message dated 7/31/2007 9:45:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  
gettysburg-request at arthes.com writes:

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Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:08:16 -0400
From: "Jim Lamason"  <jlamason at verizon.net>
Subject: RE: GDG- Butterfield's  wounding
To: "'GDG'" <gettysburg at arthes.com>
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JD, 

Yep you have that right........  

Jim Lamason 

-----Original Message-----
From:  gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com [mailto:gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com]
On  Behalf Of J. David Petruzzi
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 3:56 PM
To:  GDG
Subject: GDG- Butterfield's wounding

Esteemed GDG Member  Contributes:


Since there's been lots of discussion about this  particular Ol' Dan lately,
I recalled a passage in Bill Styple's "Generals  in Bronze" about his
wounding on July 2.  Kelly interviewed Gen.  Alexander Webb, and this is what
Webb had to say:

"[Butterfield is  a] lying little knave.  He is one of the most corrupt,
scheming, lying  scoundrels... He pretends he was wounded at Gettysburg.  And
Sickles  and I who were writing the Official history for the State cross off
his  claim.  He was hit in the throat with a branch of a tree.  He tied  a
handkerchief around it with the bloody side out.  Gen. Meade showed  him up."
[Page 148-49.]

So did anyone see Butterfield hit with a  piece of shell? :-)


Also found this from the GK Warren  interview:

"That night [June 27] I was waked up about three in the  morning by General
Meade, who said, "Get up!  I'm in command of the  Army of the Potomac.  I
want you to be my Chief of Staff."  I  told him I thought he had better
retain  Butterfield."


J.D.

J. David Petruzzi
My blog:  http://petruzzi.wordpress.com
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Guys,
 
All I can add about Butterfield is that I have lived in apartments smaller  
than his grave site at West Point.  :)
 
Hope all are well.
 
Regards from the Garden State,
 
Steve Basic



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