[4CJ]

There's no corroboration that he even met Lincoln.

The point is that Lincoln summoned Gen. Butler to meet him in Washington via telegram. Do you really think Butler refused to meet Lincoln?

[WhiskeyPapa]

There's no corroboration that he even met Lincoln.

The point is that Lincoln summoned Gen. Butler to meet him in Washington via telegram. Do you really think Butler refused to meet Lincoln?

I don't recall the text of the telegram saying that Butler was to meet with Lincoln, only that he was to come to Washington. There is no corroboration that they met. You need to show that, in order to bolster the interpretation you espouse.

That interpretation is at odds with many public pronouncements in this period by both Lincoln and Butler.

It's shaky to the point of collapse.

Walt