(CIVIL WAR) Butler Benjamin Broadside printing of his procla

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(CIVIL WAR.) Butler, Benjamin. Broadside printing of his proclamation on the occupation of New Orleans. Letterpress broadside, 23 x 8 3/4 inches; chipped and worn with 3 x 2 area of loss in lower corner and other minor areas of text loss, professionally laid down on Japan paper and stabilized. New Orleans, 1 May 1862

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Butler's terms for the occupied city included the suppression of the Confederate flag, death to those who violated their loyalty oaths, and destruction of any house from which a Union soldier was shot. These terms earned Butler the nickname "Beast" among the Confederates.