This Civil War general's father died was serving as a privateer in the Caribbean under a letter of marque issued by Simon Bolivar. Who was the general?
This Civil War general's father died was serving as a privateer in the Caribbean under a letter of marque issued by Simon Bolivar. Who was the general?
Benjamin F. Butler(1818-1893).
< Robert Werlich, “Beast” Butler: The Incredible Career of Major-General Benjamin Franklin Butler. ( Washington D.C. : Quaker Press, 1962), p. 9.>