TIL of General Order No. 28. After occupying New Orleans during the Civil War, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler declared that any woman caught insulting a Union soldier should be treated like a prostitut...
TIL of General Order No. 28. After occupying New Orleans during the Civil War, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler declared that any woman caught insulting a Union soldier should be treated like a prostitut...
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Original Title: TIL of General Order No. 28. After occupying New Orleans during the Civil War, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler declared that any woman caught insulting a Union soldier should be treated like a prostitute. The order sparked such outrage at home and abroad that Butler was removed from command.