| Birth: | Nov. 30, 1833 | | Death: | Dec. 8, 1912 | 
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He entered the Union Army on July 20, 1862 when he was commissioned as Captain and commander of Company E, 76th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. A month and a half later he was commissioned as Captain and commander of Company H, 5th Indiana Volunteer Cavalry, a unit he would go on to serve with for the rest of the war. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on December 10, 1862, Colonel and commander of the regiment on December 16, 1863, and was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "gallant and meritorious services during the campaign of 1863 and 1864". He was honorably mustered out on June 27, 1865. (bio by: M & K Fine)
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Spouse:
Catherine Rebecca Remy Butler (1847 - 1927)*
Children:
Lillian Butler (1867 - 1894)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Thomas Butler | | | Burial:
Crown Hill Cemetery
Indianapolis
Marion County
Indiana, USA
Plot: Section 23, Lot 37 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: M & K Fine
Record added: Feb 11, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 8377399 |
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