. Autobiography and personal reminiscences of Major-General Benj. F. Butler; Butler's book . it by several reconnoissances, and byone quite determined attack upon the right of the line. This attackwas easily repulsed by General Terry, but with very considerableloss. After conferring with General Hinks as to the number of negrotroops that he could furnish — and he, not being a regular officer,relied upon them, — I planned an expedition against Petersburg, andsummoned him to a conference upon that subject. While we were conferring, General Gillmore, who had beencalled upon to report what number
. Autobiography and personal reminiscences of Major-General Benj. F. Butler; Butler's book . it by several reconnoissances, and byone quite determined attack upon the right of the line. This attackwas easily repulsed by General Terry, but with very considerableloss. After conferring with General Hinks as to the number of negrotroops that he could furnish — and he, not being a regular officer,relied upon them, — I planned an expedition against Petersburg, andsummoned him to a conference upon that subject. While we were conferring, General Gillmore, who had beencalled upon to report what number of troops could possibly bespared from his intrenchments for a movement, visited headquartersand was admitted to the conference. When the condition of thingsat Petersburg was disclosed to him, and when he learned that I pro-posed to send General Hinks in command of the expedition, hebecame very strongly impressed with the great probability of itssuccess, and insisted that he ought to command it, being senior volunteered to go, and claimed it as his right and as a matter of.
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