US Civil War. Union military occupation commander
US Civil War. Union military occupation commander, Gen. Benjamin Butler, ordered captured Confederate food supplies of beef and sugar be distributed to those in need. During the occupation, Butler used his political acumen to gain the compliance of defeated New Orleans. He provided food, sanitation, revived commerce, and lessened the severity of the annual yellow fever epidemic. Wood engraving from Harper's Weekly, 1862
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13123664
Media ID
45384670
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3000px x 2004px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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