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General Benjamin F. Butler

Civil War Union General Benjamin F. Butler was charged with governing New Orleans after the city surrendered to federal forces in 1862. This official portrait is in the Brady National Photographic Art Gallery.

General Benjamin F. Butler

Courtesy of Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

General Benjamin F. Butler. Unidentified

Additional Data

Courtesy of Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Collection Forms part of Selected Civil War photographs, 1861-1865 (Library of Congress)
Date Between 1860 and 1865
Copyright Public Domain
Disclaimer The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities believes this image to be in the public domain and knows of no restrictions on publication.