. Autobiography and personal reminiscences of Major-General Benj. F. Butler; Butler's book . Potomac, but declined to make the move-ment ordered, although I believe by the Articles of War, havingcome within the territorial command of a superior officer, he wasbound to obey his orders. On the 17th, however, rinding that hishorses were recruited sooner than he expected, he left us and beganhis return march. He found out very soon that his horses could berecruited in two days instead of eight, when he was called upon todo something for his 1 This statement implies a censure on General S
. Autobiography and personal reminiscences of Major-General Benj. F. Butler; Butler's book . Potomac, but declined to make the move-ment ordered, although I believe by the Articles of War, havingcome within the territorial command of a superior officer, he wasbound to obey his orders. On the 17th, however, rinding that hishorses were recruited sooner than he expected, he left us and beganhis return march. He found out very soon that his horses could berecruited in two days instead of eight, when he was called upon todo something for his 1 This statement implies a censure on General Sheridan. It seemed to me, when I wrote it, tobe just, as it did at the time of the occurrence, and so I choose to let it stand; but since then Ihave seen publications in which it appears that after General Sheridan called on me and receivedmy orders, —which he disobeyed, —he had a consultation upon the situation with Smith, and got advice from him as to what he should do, which seems to have determined hisconduct. So that censure, and very much more, belongs to
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