...kneeling on the sod, *Butler's Proclamation" by Paul H. Hayne, occasioned by Butler's order to the effect: "It is ordered that hereafter when any female shall...the United States, she shall be regarded and held liable to be treated as a woman of the town, plying her vocation." And calling with the voice of her...

...women (calling themselves ladies) of New Orleans, in return for the most scrupulous non-interference and courtesy on our part, it is ordered that hereafter,...the United States, she shall be regarded and held liable to be treated as a woman of the town plying her avocation.' This was the whole of it. The order...

...women. But the sufficient answer to this charge is that Butler's order did not read so. He simply said ' when any female shall by word, gesture or movement,...of the United States she shall be regarded and held liable to be treated as a woman of the town plying her avocation.' There are two ways to ' treat '...

...themselves ladies) of New Orleans, in return for the most scrupulous non-interference and courtesy on your part, it is ordered that hereafter when any female...the United States, she shall be regarded and held liable to be treated as a woman of the town plying her avocation." This order, as the shrewd Butler...

...stop to this, Order No. 28 was issued, and "any female" who "by word, gesture or movement," should "insult or show contempt for any officer or soldier of the United States" was thereafter "to be regarded and held liable to be treated as a woman of the town plying her vocation."...

...Later, as commander of New Orleans, he issued the infamous General Order No. 28 in which he stated that "when any female shall by word, gesture or movement insult or show any contempt for any officer of the United States, she shall be regarded and held liable to be treated...

...Later, as commander of New Orleans, he issued the infamous General Order No. 28 in which he stated that "when any female shall by word, gesture or movement insult or show any contempt for any officer of the United States, she shall be regarded and held liable to be treated...

...women (calling themselves ladies) of New Orleans in return for the most scrupulous noninterference and courtesy on our part, it is ordered that hereafter...of the United States she shall be regarded and held liable to be treated as a woman of the town plying her avocation." On the same day two other events...

...women (calling themselves ladies) of New Orleans, in return for the most scrupulous non-interference and courtesy on our part, it is ordered that hereafter...the United States, she shall be regarded and held liabu to be treated as a woman of the town plying her avocation. By command of Major-General Butler...

...upper window right on Farragut's head, sending Butler into a rage. "Hereafter," his general order said, "when any female shall, by word, gesture or movement,...the United States, she shall be regarded and held liable to be treated as a woman of the town plying her avocation."6 When a Yankee insults Southern...