John Hartwell Butler

Home State: Connecticut
Command Billet: Battery Commander
Branch of Service: Artillery
Unit: 2nd United States Artillery, Battery G

Before the Antietam Campaign:
Service Summary:
Commissioned 2nd Lt, 2nd US Artilery, 22 May 1861;
Promoted 1st Lt 10 June 1861;
Retired 7 Feb 1865;
Appointed Captain, 42nd US Infantry, 22 Jan 1867;
Unassigned 22 Apr 1869, retired 14 May 1870;

Cited by brevet for gallantry at the battle of Glendale Va (6/62) and action near Culpeper Va (11/63).

References, Sources, and other notes:
Source: Heitman, Francis Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army 1789-1903, Washington, US Government Printing Office, 1903.

Birth State: MA

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