The ship Greyhound was owned by Benjamin Butler. It was a captured blockade runner and very fast. However, it was blown up in a mysterious explosion believed to be from a coat torpedo in an attempt to assassinate Butler.
** Union Admiral David D. Porter and Benjamin Butler had worked together earlier in the war at Hatteras Inlet. A hurricane had made Confederate gunpowder wet and ineffective.
After the victory, Butler rushed to Washington, D.C. with the glorious news of victory and then went on to New York City to spread the news and take credit there as well.
** Butler was definitely into getting as much cotton as he could, either legally or under questionable practice.
** The Red River Campaign in 1864 was all about cotton acquisition for the Union.
** While he was at Fortress Monroe, Butler reported to no one but Lincoln. Not even the head of the Union Army, Winfield Scott.
** Lincoln visited Fortress Monroe and Butler 12 times. Butler kept those visits secret.
More. --Old Secesh
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