- CHANNING M. BUTT. -
Stonewall Camp, of Portsmouth, Va., recently lost a valued member in the death of C. M. Butt.
He was born on the 27th of May, 1845, and served gallantly in the Confederate Army. During the latter part of April, 1862, while serving as clerk in the post office at Portsmouth, he applied for membership in the "Old Dominion Guards", but was rejected on account of his youthful age, being only sixteen years of age. As he was zealous in his purpose to enter the service, he resigned his position and enlisted as a private in the Independent Signal Corps of the Confederate States, and served in that branch of the army until the close of the war. When the Federal fleet which landed at Bermuda Hundreds in 1864 compelled the evacuation of the stations along the James River, his corps was formed into an infantry battalion, and he performed infantry duty at Fort Clifton for several months and also on the retreat from Petersburg. He was paroled at Burksville Junction on April 13, 1865, as a result of the surrender of General Lee. He was faithful in the discharge of every duty. Confederate Veteran, Vol. XII, p. 545.
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- C.M. Butt. - (special to The Times-Dispatch.) NORFOLK, VA., June 14.
Mr. Channing M. Butt, one of the most prominent and highly respected citizens of Portsmouth, died last night at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. E.S. Butt, No. 327 Crawford Street, after an illness of only two days.
Mr. Butt was the son of the late Dr. Robert Bruce Butt and a brother of the late Dr. H.F. Butt. He was in his fifty-ninth year and was a native of this city. (Richmond) The Times Dispatch, June 15, 1904.
Stonewall Camp, of Portsmouth, Va., recently lost a valued member in the death of C. M. Butt.
He was born on the 27th of May, 1845, and served gallantly in the Confederate Army. During the latter part of April, 1862, while serving as clerk in the post office at Portsmouth, he applied for membership in the "Old Dominion Guards", but was rejected on account of his youthful age, being only sixteen years of age. As he was zealous in his purpose to enter the service, he resigned his position and enlisted as a private in the Independent Signal Corps of the Confederate States, and served in that branch of the army until the close of the war. When the Federal fleet which landed at Bermuda Hundreds in 1864 compelled the evacuation of the stations along the James River, his corps was formed into an infantry battalion, and he performed infantry duty at Fort Clifton for several months and also on the retreat from Petersburg. He was paroled at Burksville Junction on April 13, 1865, as a result of the surrender of General Lee. He was faithful in the discharge of every duty. Confederate Veteran, Vol. XII, p. 545.
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- C.M. Butt. - (special to The Times-Dispatch.) NORFOLK, VA., June 14.
Mr. Channing M. Butt, one of the most prominent and highly respected citizens of Portsmouth, died last night at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. E.S. Butt, No. 327 Crawford Street, after an illness of only two days.
Mr. Butt was the son of the late Dr. Robert Bruce Butt and a brother of the late Dr. H.F. Butt. He was in his fifty-ninth year and was a native of this city. (Richmond) The Times Dispatch, June 15, 1904.
- CHANNING M. BUTT. -
Stonewall Camp, of Portsmouth, Va., recently lost a valued member in the death of C. M. Butt.
He was born on the 27th of May, 1845, and served gallantly in the Confederate Army. During the latter part of April, 1862, while serving as clerk in the post office at Portsmouth, he applied for membership in the "Old Dominion Guards", but was rejected on account of his youthful age, being only sixteen years of age. As he was zealous in his purpose to enter the service, he resigned his position and enlisted as a private in the Independent Signal Corps of the Confederate States, and served in that branch of the army until the close of the war. When the Federal fleet which landed at Bermuda Hundreds in 1864 compelled the evacuation of the stations along the James River, his corps was formed into an infantry battalion, and he performed infantry duty at Fort Clifton for several months and also on the retreat from Petersburg. He was paroled at Burksville Junction on April 13, 1865, as a result of the surrender of General Lee. He was faithful in the discharge of every duty. Confederate Veteran, Vol. XII, p. 545.
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- C.M. Butt. - (special to The Times-Dispatch.) NORFOLK, VA., June 14.
Mr. Channing M. Butt, one of the most prominent and highly respected citizens of Portsmouth, died last night at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. E.S. Butt, No. 327 Crawford Street, after an illness of only two days.
Mr. Butt was the son of the late Dr. Robert Bruce Butt and a brother of the late Dr. H.F. Butt. He was in his fifty-ninth year and was a native of this city. (Richmond) The Times Dispatch, June 15, 1904.
Stonewall Camp, of Portsmouth, Va., recently lost a valued member in the death of C. M. Butt.
He was born on the 27th of May, 1845, and served gallantly in the Confederate Army. During the latter part of April, 1862, while serving as clerk in the post office at Portsmouth, he applied for membership in the "Old Dominion Guards", but was rejected on account of his youthful age, being only sixteen years of age. As he was zealous in his purpose to enter the service, he resigned his position and enlisted as a private in the Independent Signal Corps of the Confederate States, and served in that branch of the army until the close of the war. When the Federal fleet which landed at Bermuda Hundreds in 1864 compelled the evacuation of the stations along the James River, his corps was formed into an infantry battalion, and he performed infantry duty at Fort Clifton for several months and also on the retreat from Petersburg. He was paroled at Burksville Junction on April 13, 1865, as a result of the surrender of General Lee. He was faithful in the discharge of every duty. Confederate Veteran, Vol. XII, p. 545.
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- C.M. Butt. - (special to The Times-Dispatch.) NORFOLK, VA., June 14.
Mr. Channing M. Butt, one of the most prominent and highly respected citizens of Portsmouth, died last night at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. E.S. Butt, No. 327 Crawford Street, after an illness of only two days.
Mr. Butt was the son of the late Dr. Robert Bruce Butt and a brother of the late Dr. H.F. Butt. He was in his fifty-ninth year and was a native of this city. (Richmond) The Times Dispatch, June 15, 1904.
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