Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N. Y. " by George Washington Cullum, published 1891
Born in Tennessee and son of Captain Edward Butler, Adjutant-General of Major-General Wayne's Army of the West, Edward G. Butler was a Cadet of the Military Academy from Sep. 14, 1816, to July 1, 1820, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army. He served on Topographical duty, Oct. 31, 1820, to Dec. 8, 1823; and as Aide-de-Camp to Bvt. Maj. General Gaines, and Acting Asst. Adjutant General of the Eastern and Western Departments, Dec. 8 1823, to May 28, 1831. Served in the War with Mexico, in command of the District of the Upper Rio Grande, Mex., Sep. 23, 1847, to June 30, 1848. Disbanded, July 31, 1848. Joined in the Rebellion of 1861-66, against the United States.
Military Promotions
2d Lieut., Corps of Artillery, July 1, 1820
2d Lieut., 4th Artillery, in Re-Organization of Army, June 1, 1821
1st Lieut. 4th Artillery, Nov. 6, 1823
Resigned, May 28, 1831
Re-appointed in Army as Colonel, 3d Dragoons, Apr. 9, 1847
Civil History - President of the Plaquemine Branch of the Union Bank of Louisiana, 1842-47. Major-General, Louisiana Militia, 1846-67. Sugar P:lanter, Iberville Parish, La., 1831-47 and 1848-78. Died, Sep. 6, 1888, at St. Louis, Mo.: Aged 88.
Born in Tennessee and son of Captain Edward Butler, Adjutant-General of Major-General Wayne's Army of the West, Edward G. Butler was a Cadet of the Military Academy from Sep. 14, 1816, to July 1, 1820, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army. He served on Topographical duty, Oct. 31, 1820, to Dec. 8, 1823; and as Aide-de-Camp to Bvt. Maj. General Gaines, and Acting Asst. Adjutant General of the Eastern and Western Departments, Dec. 8 1823, to May 28, 1831. Served in the War with Mexico, in command of the District of the Upper Rio Grande, Mex., Sep. 23, 1847, to June 30, 1848. Disbanded, July 31, 1848. Joined in the Rebellion of 1861-66, against the United States.
Military Promotions
2d Lieut., Corps of Artillery, July 1, 1820
2d Lieut., 4th Artillery, in Re-Organization of Army, June 1, 1821
1st Lieut. 4th Artillery, Nov. 6, 1823
Resigned, May 28, 1831
Re-appointed in Army as Colonel, 3d Dragoons, Apr. 9, 1847
Civil History - President of the Plaquemine Branch of the Union Bank of Louisiana, 1842-47. Major-General, Louisiana Militia, 1846-67. Sugar P:lanter, Iberville Parish, La., 1831-47 and 1848-78. Died, Sep. 6, 1888, at St. Louis, Mo.: Aged 88.
Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N. Y. " by George Washington Cullum, published 1891
Born in Tennessee and son of Captain Edward Butler, Adjutant-General of Major-General Wayne's Army of the West, Edward G. Butler was a Cadet of the Military Academy from Sep. 14, 1816, to July 1, 1820, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army. He served on Topographical duty, Oct. 31, 1820, to Dec. 8, 1823; and as Aide-de-Camp to Bvt. Maj. General Gaines, and Acting Asst. Adjutant General of the Eastern and Western Departments, Dec. 8 1823, to May 28, 1831. Served in the War with Mexico, in command of the District of the Upper Rio Grande, Mex., Sep. 23, 1847, to June 30, 1848. Disbanded, July 31, 1848. Joined in the Rebellion of 1861-66, against the United States.
Military Promotions
2d Lieut., Corps of Artillery, July 1, 1820
2d Lieut., 4th Artillery, in Re-Organization of Army, June 1, 1821
1st Lieut. 4th Artillery, Nov. 6, 1823
Resigned, May 28, 1831
Re-appointed in Army as Colonel, 3d Dragoons, Apr. 9, 1847
Civil History - President of the Plaquemine Branch of the Union Bank of Louisiana, 1842-47. Major-General, Louisiana Militia, 1846-67. Sugar P:lanter, Iberville Parish, La., 1831-47 and 1848-78. Died, Sep. 6, 1888, at St. Louis, Mo.: Aged 88.
Born in Tennessee and son of Captain Edward Butler, Adjutant-General of Major-General Wayne's Army of the West, Edward G. Butler was a Cadet of the Military Academy from Sep. 14, 1816, to July 1, 1820, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army. He served on Topographical duty, Oct. 31, 1820, to Dec. 8, 1823; and as Aide-de-Camp to Bvt. Maj. General Gaines, and Acting Asst. Adjutant General of the Eastern and Western Departments, Dec. 8 1823, to May 28, 1831. Served in the War with Mexico, in command of the District of the Upper Rio Grande, Mex., Sep. 23, 1847, to June 30, 1848. Disbanded, July 31, 1848. Joined in the Rebellion of 1861-66, against the United States.
Military Promotions
2d Lieut., Corps of Artillery, July 1, 1820
2d Lieut., 4th Artillery, in Re-Organization of Army, June 1, 1821
1st Lieut. 4th Artillery, Nov. 6, 1823
Resigned, May 28, 1831
Re-appointed in Army as Colonel, 3d Dragoons, Apr. 9, 1847
Civil History - President of the Plaquemine Branch of the Union Bank of Louisiana, 1842-47. Major-General, Louisiana Militia, 1846-67. Sugar P:lanter, Iberville Parish, La., 1831-47 and 1848-78. Died, Sep. 6, 1888, at St. Louis, Mo.: Aged 88.
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