As a member of a distinguished South Carolina family, Matthew Calbraith Butler led a most interesting life. His cavalry service during the Civil War saw him rise from regimental captain to major general in command of a division. He began the war with Jeb Stuart and participated in all of his early campaigns. Butler was wounded in the battle at Brandy Station and lost his foot as a result, but he returned to duty and the battles outside of Richmond in 1864, then hurried South to resist Sherman's advance into South Carolina. Unlike many other Confederate generals, Butler remained influential after the War. He served in the U.S. Senate for eighteen years, oversaw the end of Reconstruction in South Carolina, and was a major general during the Spanish-American War.
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Samuel J. Martin has published numerous articles in Civil War Times Illustrated, The Kepi, and Virginia Country. He is also the author of two previous Civil War biographies, The Road to Glory: The Life of Confederate General Richard S. Ewell and Kill-Cavalry: The Life of Union General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick (0-8117-0887-X).
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This wonderfully researched biography of a little-known Confederate general is an excellent tool for anyone interested in South Carolina history before, during and after the War Between the States. I found the section on the Carolina Campaign especially interesting because that is where my novel, "Firetrail," is set, and the protagonist is an officer in Butler's cavalry. This readable book brought out many details of the man's life and Confederate service that I did not find elsewhere.
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THE MAPLES HAD STARTED TO BUD NEAR EAGLE'S CRAG, SOUTH CAROLINA, in early March of 1836, but the pasture grass still held its hue of winter's brown. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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THE MAPLES HAD STARTED TO BUD NEAR EAGLE'S CRAG, SOUTH CAROLINA, in early March of 1836, but the pasture grass still held its hue of winter's brown. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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South Carolina, United States, New York, North Carolina, Fitz Lee, West Point, Rooney Lee, Harpers Ferry, James River, Brandy Station, Shenandoah Valley, Trevilian Station, Blue Ridge, Governor Scott, South Carolinians, White House, Army of Tennessee, Edgefield Advertiser, General Butler, President Davis, Rhode Island, Army of the Potomac, Frederick City, Jeb Stuart, Martin Gary New!
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