You know, General Butler reminds me of several senior reenacting officers... I guess some things never change... Bye the way, I "borrowed" this from the N-SSA Bulliten board.
"The story of the captured Rebels who appeared before General Ben Butler to take the oath of allegiance to the United States: One of them, a wag in his way, looked at the General, and with a peculiar Southern drawl, said: "We gave you hell at Chickamauga, General!" The General was furious at the man's familiar impudence and threatened him with all sorts of punishment, but again came that drawling voice, repeating the first part of the statement, but he was stopped by the General, who ordered him to take the oath of allegiance to the United States at once or he would have him shot. After some hesitation, looking into General Butler's fierce eye, he reluctantly consented to take the oath. After taking the oath, he looked calmly into General Butler's face, and drew himself up as if proud to become a citizen of the United States and a member of the Yankee Army, and said: "General, I suppose I am a good Yankee and citizen of the United States now?" The General replied in a very fatherly tone, "I hope so." "Well, General, the rebels did give us hell at Chickamauga, didn't they?"
May the road rise to meet you.
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