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1. nctrailoftears.org › wayside-exhibits › fort-butlerFort Butler - North Carolina Trail of Tears Association

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   Fort Butler was the army headquarters for Cherokee Removal in North Carolina. Located on a hill above the present-day town of Murphy, the fort featured a blockhouse, palisade, barracks, a hospital, and other buildings.

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   Apr 5, 2018 · During June and July 1838, more than 3,000 Cherokee prisoners from North Carolina and north Georgia passed through Fort Butler at the beginning of their westward exodus along the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma.

3. www.perlego.com › knowledge › study-guidesWhat was the Trail of Tears? | Definition, Origins, and Timeline

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   Sep 30, 2024 · In North Carolina, for instance, federal troops and the state militia brought captured Cherokees to five small posts spread throughout the mountains and from there to Fort Butler, a somewhat larger installation in the present-day town of Murphy.

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   Jun 19, 2017 · But their lives were forever changed after the first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. The three men were taken by their master to Sewell’s Point, near present-day Norfolk, and put to work building an artillery battery for the Confederacy.

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5. www.mycivilwar.com › battles › 630628bThe Battle of Fort Butler - mycivilwar.com

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   3 days ago · By late June, 1862, Fort Butler, under the command of Maj. Joseph D. Bullen, was occupied by 3 under-sized companies from the 28th Maine, and a collective group of convalescents form various regiments, including the 28th Maine, the 1st Louisiana (Union) Infantry, and the 16th New Hampshire.

6. www.hmdb.org › mFort Butler - The Historical Marker Database

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   Aug 2, 2020 · On the evening of June 27, 1863, Confederate forces advanced on the fort and hoped to capture it in a daring assault that would overwhelm its small garrison. When they reached the riverbank, the attackers encountered a moat and palisade that hampered their attack which quickly fell apart.

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   Who occupied Fort Butler in 1862?

   • By late June, 1862, Fort Butler, under the command of Maj. Joseph D. Bullen, was occupied by 3 under-sized companies from the 28th Maine, and a collective group of convalescents form various regiments, including the 28th Maine, the 1st Louisiana (Union) Infantry, and the 16th New Hampshire.

   The Battle of Fort Butler

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   Why was Fort Butler important during the Civil War?

   • Situated in the heart of sugar parishes, Fort Butler was a tangible reminder of Union strength during the Civil War, giving hope to Unionists and fear to secessionists.

   The Battle of Fort Butler

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   Was the Battle of Fort Butler a milestone in the Civil War?

   • Regardless the casualties, the Battle of Fort Butler was a stunning defeat for the Confederacy, especially when you consider that there were fewer than 200 Union troops defending the fort It may have marked a milestone in the Civil War as well.

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   What happened at Fort Sumter in 1861?

   • But their lives were forever changed after the first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. The three men were taken by their master to Sewell’s Point, near present-day Norfolk, and put to work building an artillery battery for the Confederacy.

   The Forgotten: The Contraband of America and the Road to Freedom

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   Why was Fort Butler built?

   • They had come to Louisiana to free the slaves and to impose a new system of labor based on wages and not race. Their crusade found it's expression in Fort Butler. Fort Butler was a star shaped earthen fortification, built at the confluence of Bayou Lafourche and the Mississippi between November, 1862 and February, 1863.

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   What happened at Fort Monroe?

   • On the evening of May 23, as Confederate sympathizers celebrated Virginia’s decision to secede, the three men made their move, rowing a small boat across Hampton Roads to Fort Monroe, one of the only Union-controlled outposts in the South.

   The Forgotten: The Contraband of America and the Road to Freedom

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8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Benjamin_ButlerBenjamin Butler - Wikipedia

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   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.