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Pvt William Hazelwood Butler

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Pvt William Hazelwood Butler Veteran

Birth
Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Death
12 Sep 1896 (aged 50)
Sparta, Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Sparta, Caroline County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Entering the Virginia Military Institute on 8/15/1863, he graduated 7/3/1868, ranked 4th in a class of 11.
During the Civil War he was a Private in Company A, Corps of Cadets (Battalion) during the Battle of New Market, 5/15/1864.

Upon graduation he became Asst. Professor of Mineralogy, Latin & Tacitics at VMI.
He later became a Cotton Broker in Texarkana, TX. and a Farmer in Arkansas, where he married Jennie Smith of Hope, Ark. Together they raised a family of 4: John Bryant Butler, Mollie Butler (Sugg), Lucy Butler (Philips), Charleigh Butler.

Entering the Virginia Military Institute on 8/15/1863, he graduated 7/3/1868, ranked 4th in a class of 11.
During the Civil War he was a Private in Company A, Corps of Cadets (Battalion) during the Battle of New Market, 5/15/1864.

Upon graduation he became Asst. Professor of Mineralogy, Latin & Tacitics at VMI.
He later became a Cotton Broker in Texarkana, TX. and a Farmer in Arkansas, where he married Jennie Smith of Hope, Ark. Together they raised a family of 4: John Bryant Butler, Mollie Butler (Sugg), Lucy Butler (Philips), Charleigh Butler.

Bio by: BigFrench



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