Plater, David D. 1936-

The Butlers of Iberville Parish, Louisiana Dunboyne Plantation in the 1800s / [electronic resource] : David D. Plater. - Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2015. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Edward G. W. Butler: the new soldier, 1816-1822 -- Edward and Frances: "But...what about Julia?" -- From soldier to planter: the allure of Louisiana -- A sugar plantation family of Iberville Parish: the Butlers, 1831-1840 -- A taste of success: Dunboyne, 1840-1847 -- With the 3rd Dragoons: the war with Mexico, 1847-1848 -- "A proper sense of one's obligations": fulfillment, 1850-1860 -- "I am no submissionist": toward the end of union -- "Soil & liberties have been invaded": the trial of war -- Hardships and sorrows: Dunboyne endings -- The pass: "a place to suit" -- "Are you afraid to die?": "No daughter, I am a soldier".

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Butler family.
Butler, Frances Parke, 1797-1875.
Butler, Edward George Washington, 1800-1888.


Plantation owners--Louisiana--Iberville Parish--Biography.


Dunboyne Plantation (La.)
Iberville Parish (La.)--Biography.


Electronic books.

F377.I2 / P55 2015

976.3/44050922 B