Benjamin Butler Autograph
Benjamin Franklin Butler (November 5, 1818 – January 11, 1893) was an American major general of the Union Army, politician, lawyer, and businessman from Massachusetts. Born in New Hampshire and raised in Lowell, Massachusetts, Butler is best known as a political major general of the Union Army during the American Civil War and for his leadership role in the impeachment of U.S. President Andrew Johnson. He was a colorful and often controversial figure on the national stage and on the Massachusetts political scene, serving five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and running several campaigns for governor before his election to that office in 1882. More about Benjamin Butler
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Butler, a successful trial lawyer, served in the Massachusetts legislature as an antiwar Democrat and as an officer in the state militia. Early in the Civil War he joined the Union Army, where he was noted for his lack of military skill and his controversial command of New Orleans, which made him widely disliked in the South and earned him the "Beast" epithet. Although freeing an enemy's slaves had occurred in previous wars, Butler came up with the idea of doing so by designating them as contraband of war, an idea that the Lincoln administration endorsed and that played a role in making emancipation an official war goal. His commands were marred by financial and logistical dealings across enemy lines, some of which may have taken place with his knowledge and to his financial benefit.
Butler was dismissed from the Union Army after his failures in the First Battle of Fort Fisher, but he soon won election to the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. As a Radical Republican he considered President Johnson's Reconstruction agenda to be too weak, advocating harsher punishments of former Confederate leadership and stronger stances on civil rights reform. He was also an early proponent of the prospect of impeaching Johnson. After Johnson was impeached in early 1868, Butler served as the lead prosecutor among the House-appointed impeachment managers in the Johnson impeachment trial proceedings. Additionally, as Chairman of the House Committee on Reconstruction, Butler authored the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 and coauthored the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1875. Read even more about Benjamin Butler at Wikipedia
Butler was dismissed from the Union Army after his failures in the First Battle of Fort Fisher, but he soon won election to the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. As a Radical Republican he considered President Johnson's Reconstruction agenda to be too weak, advocating harsher punishments of former Confederate leadership and stronger stances on civil rights reform. He was also an early proponent of the prospect of impeaching Johnson. After Johnson was impeached in early 1868, Butler served as the lead prosecutor among the House-appointed impeachment managers in the Johnson impeachment trial proceedings. Additionally, as Chairman of the House Committee on Reconstruction, Butler authored the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 and coauthored the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1875. Read even more about Benjamin Butler at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Benjamin Butler
The most expensive item with a signature of Benjamin Butler (Union General Benjamin Butler Archive: 4 Items, 2 being Signed - BUTLER Lot 10) was sold in October 2016 for $350.00 while the cheapest item (1885 Benjamin Butler,onboard Schooner,(Civil War Union General?)signed letter) found a new owner for $1.25 in November 2013. The month with the most items sold (2) was May 2014 with an average selling price of $48.00 for an autographed item of Benjamin Butler. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2016 with $294.95 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $19.50 was October 2019. In average, an autographed item from Benjamin Butler is worth $56.25.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Benjamin Butler were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1853 Massachusetts Warrant signed by Civil War Gen Benjamin Butler | $76.00 | |
| 1867 Benjamin Butler autographed note civil war general [FP.160] | $86.00 | |
| Benjamin Butler - autograph letter signed by the Union Army General 1867 | $27.00 | |
| Benjamin Butler autographed cut from album page | $50.00 | |
| Benjamin Butler cabinet photo/autograph,Civil War General,+clipped signature | $19.50 | |
| BENJAMIN BUTLER UNION MAJOR GENERAL GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS SIGNED DISPLAY | $93.75 | |
| c.1877 MAJOR GENERAL BENJAMIN BUTLER AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ALS - 4 PAGE LETTER | $81.00 | |
| ca1870 CIVIL WAR GENERAL BENJAMIN BUTLER SIGNED AUTOGRAPH CARD - BEAST BUTLER | $62.00 | |
| Civil War Cover Signed by Maj. Gen. BENJAMIN BUTLER From SHELBY NC #U38 6c Pink | $33.00 | |
| Civil War General Autograph Benjamin Butler of Massachusetts | $150.00 | |
| CIVIL WAR MAJOR GENERAL BENJAMIN BUTLER SIGNATURE W/CERTIFICATION | $28.77 | |
| General Benjamin Butler Jsa Coa Hand Signed Document Autograph Authentic | $249.00 | |
| MAJOR GEN. BENJAMIN BUTLER CIVIL WAR (D.1893) SIGNED SLABBED 1862 CHECK PSA/DNA | $294.95 | |
| Original autograph signature of Benjamin Butler Major General Civil War | $37.79 | |
| RARE! Union Army General Benjamin Butler Clipped Signature Todd Mueller COA | $104.99 | |