Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1818, Nov. 5 | Born, Deerfield, N.H. |
| 1828 | Family moved to Lowell, Mass. |
| 1838 | Graduated from Colby College, Waterville, Maine |
| 1840 | Admitted to the bar; practiced law in Lowell, Mass. |
| 1844 | Married Sarah Hildreth |
| 1853 | Elected to Massachusetts house of representatives |
| 1859 | Elected to Massachusetts senate |
| 1861 | Brigadier general of Massachusetts militia; commanded troops in Baltimore, Md. Promoted to major general in command of Fort Monroe, Va. |
| 1862 | Appointed military governor of New Orleans, La. |
| 1863 | Commanded districts of eastern Virginia and North Carolina |
| 1864 | Commanded Army of the James |
| 1865 | Relieved of military command Returned to Lowell, Mass. |
| 1866-1875 | Representative from Massachusetts, United States Congress |
| 1868 | Selected by the House of Representatives to serve as a manager of the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson in the United States Senate |
| 1878 | Unsuccessful candidate for governor of Massachusetts |
| 1879 | Unsuccessful candidate for governor of Massachusetts |
| 1882 | Elected governor of Massachusetts |
| 1884 | Unsuccessful candidate for president |
| 1892 | Published Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benj. F. Butler; Butler's Book. Boston: A. M. Thayer |
| 1893, Jan. 11 | Died, Washington, D.C. |