When the War came he joined the Confederacy, Gov. Isham Harris appointed him to the Commissary Office as Capt. of the 25th Tennessee Volunteers under Stanton on the 27 Sept 1861. Due to painful rheumatism he asked for discharge, this request was granted by Gen. Geo. G. Dibrell on 7 Mar 1862.
When the War came he joined the Confederacy, Gov. Isham Harris appointed him to the Commissary Office as Capt. of the 25th Tennessee Volunteers under Stanton on the 27 Sept 1861. Due to painful rheumatism he asked for discharge, this request was granted by Gen. Geo. G. Dibrell on 7 Mar 1862.
Inscription
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SON OF BAILEY AND SALLIE BUTLER
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ENGINEER, ATTORNEY, SOLDIER,
AND STATESMAN.
Gravesite Details
He was one of the soldiers honored in a memorial service on 25 Sep 2011 by the SCV/OCR of Jackson County.
Family Members
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Mary Ann Butler Morgan
1845–1883
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Mounce Gore Butler
1849–1917
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Lizzie Lousetta Butler Ragland
1854–1889
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Bowen Alfred Butler
1858–1940
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George Grundy Butler I
1860–1884
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Martha Jane "Mattie" Butler Stephenson
1862–1953
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Dixie Butler
1864–1871
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Rosa Lee Butler Ragland
1866–1959
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Thomas Harvey Butler Jr
1868–1910
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Samuel Stone Butler Sr
1874–1943
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Daughter Of T.H.B. Butler