GENERAL ORDERS NO. 57—MAJOR GEN. BUTLER / DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF / BATTLE OF BATON ROUGE

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Dated “New Orleans, August 9, 1862.” Two pp., 5” x 8. Exbibits slight small stains along top & bottom margins. Else VG.

In this general order, General Butler commends his command, as of August 1862...laying it on thick. Text:

“Soldiers of the Army of the Gulf: Your successes have been heretofore bloodless.

Taking and holding the most important strategic and commercial positions with the aid of the gallant navy, but the wisdom of your combinations and the moral power of your arms, it has been left for the last few days to baptize you in blood.

The Spanish conqueror of Mexico won imperishable renown by landing in that country and burning his transport ships, to cut off all hope of retreat. You, more wise and economical, but with equal providence against retreat, sent yours home.

Organized to operate on the sea-coast, you advanced your outposts to Baton Rouge, the  capitol of the State of Louisiana, more than two hundred and fifty miles miles into the interior.

Attacked by a division of our rebel enemies, under the command of a major General, whom some of us would have honored before his apostasy, of doubly superior numbers, you have repulsed in the open field his myrmidons, who took advantage of your sickness, from the malaria of the marshes of Vicksburg, to make a cowardly attack.

The Brigade at Baton Rouge has routed the enemy.

He has lost three Brigadier Generals, wounded and prisoners; many Colonels and field officers. He has more than a thousand killed and wounded.

You have captured three pieces of artillery, six caissons, two stand of colors, and a large number of prisoners.

You have buried his dead on the field of battle, and are caring for his wounded. You have convinced him that you are never so sick as not to fight your enemy if he desires the contest.

You have shown him that if he cannot take an outpost after weeks of preparation, who would be his fate with the main body. If your general should say he was proud of you, it would only be to praise himself; but, he will say, he is proud to be one of you….

To complete the victory [at Baton rouge], the iron-clad steamer Arkansas, the last naval hope of the rebellion, hardly awaited the gallant attack of the Essex, but followed his example of her sisters, the Merrimac, the Manassas, the Mississippi, and the Louisiana by her own destruction. / Major General Butler.” In protective sleeve.  [jp][ph:L]

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