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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETC
GEN. WM. 0. BUTLER
OF KENT UCK V.
BY FRANCIS I‘. BLAIR
In memoirs of individuals at distinc
tion, it is usual to look back to their an
cestry. The feeling is universal vihich
prompts us to learn something 0': even an
ordinary acquaintance iti \ihumiiiterest is
felt. It wrll indulge, therefore, only a
natural and proper curiosity to introduce
the subject of this notice by a short ac
count at a family whose striking traits sur
vive in him an remarkably.
General llutlei’a grandfather. Thomas
Butler, was born (3th April. 1720, iii Kil
kenllyt Ireland. He married there in
1742. Three at his five sons who attaiii~
(d manhood, Richard, William, arid~'rlio
mas. were born abroad. Pierce. the la
ther ol Gen. William 04 Butler, and Ed
ward,tlie youngestsori, were born in Penn
sylvania. It is remarkable that all these
men. and all their tnitiied'ate destehdants,
with a single exception. were engaged ml
the military service at the country.
The eldest, Richard, was lieutenant col
onel ol Morgan’s celebrated rifle regiment.
and to him it owed uiuch of the high chart
uctei' that gave it a tame ol its UVUL'BPMI
lrom the other corps of the revo'ution.—
The cool, disciplined valor which gave
steady and deadly direction to the rifles at
this regiment, was derived principally
troni this officer, who devoted himself to
the drill at his men. He was promoted
to the full command of a regiment some
time during the war. and in that capacity
commanded Wayne’s lelt tn the attack on
Stony Point. About the year 1790, he
was appointed niajtir‘general. On the 4th
of November. 1791, he was killed in Gen.
St. Clair’s bloody battle with the ltidians,
llis combat with the Indians. alter he uas
shot, gave such a peculiar interest to his
late, that a representation of himselland
the group surrounding him “as exhibi‘ed
throughout tlte Union in wax figures. No
tires 0! this accomplished soldier will be
lound in Marshall’s Life of \‘Vashington,
pages 290, 3] l. 420. In Gen. St. Clair's
report, in the American Museum, volumei
xi. page 44. appendix.
William Butler, the second son. a as an
ollicer throughout the revolutionary war.
lose to the rank of colonel, and wasin
(nan): o! the severest battles. He was (In
I'M'orilc u! lhe family. and was boasted u!
by this race 0! heroes as lhe Coolest nml
boldest man in ballle they had ever known.
When (he almy was greafly reducmljn
Hank and file, and there were many super
fluous oflicers, they organized themselves
Into a separate corps, and elected him to
the command. General “'ashinglon dc
(lined receivicg this novel corps of com
missioned soldiers, but, in a proud leali
menial, did honor to their devoted patri
MEI
0! Thomas Butler, the third son. we
glean the lollowingvfacts from the Ameri
can Biographical Dictionary. in the year
1776, whilst he was a student of law in
the uifiee ol the eminent Judge “'ilson.
vl Philadelphia, he lelt his pursuit and
Joined the army asa subaltern. He soon
obtained the command of a 'company. in
which he continued to the close ol the rev
olutionary war. He was in almost every
action fought in the middle States during
the war. At the battle 0! Brandywine he
received the thanks 0! Washington on the
held 0! battle, through his aid‘de-camp
Gen. Hamilton, for hisintrepid conduct
HI rallying a detachment of retreating
ltoopa and giving the enemy a severe fire.
At the battle ol Monmouth, he received
the thanks 0! Gen. Wayne {or delendrng
a defile, in the face of a severe lire from
the enemy, while 00'. Richard Butler’s
regiment made good its retreat. ,_
At the close oi the war he retired into
private life, as a farmerf'and continUed in
the enjoyment at rural and domestic hap
piness until the year 179], when he again
took the field’to meet'the savage ice that
menaced our western frontier. He com
manded a battalion in the dirastrous battle
of‘November, 179], In which his brother
lell.» Orders were given by General St.
Clair to charge with the bayonet, and Ma
jor Butler. though his leg had been bro
ken by a ball, yet on horseback. led his
battalion to the charge. It was with dif
lieulty his surviving brother. Captain Ed
ward Butler, removed him from the field.
In 1792 he wascontinued iii the establish
ment as Major, and in 1794er. was pro
- to the rank of'lieutonant 'cofilonell
commandant of the 4th sub-legion. ' He:
eommandeded in this year'Fort Fayette!
at Prttsburg. and prevented ’the deluded
insurgents from taking it—morc by his
name than byhis forces. lor he had but:
few troops. The close of his life was ero
hlttered with trouble. In 1803 he was
arrested by the commandinggeneral (Wil
kison) at Fort Adams, on the Mississippi.
and sent to Maryland. where he was tried
by scout-martial, and, acquitted of, _a,”
memocrafic 3mm“
the charges, save that nlweuring his hair-
He was then ordered to Nen Orleans.
wlrere'ihe arrived. to take command oltlie
troops. October 20th. He was again or
rested next month; but the court did‘not
sit until July of the next year, and their
decision is not known. Col. Butler «lied
September 7, 1805. Out ol the arrest &
persecution 0! this sturdy veteran. Wash—
ington Irvtng (Knickerbocker) has worked i
up a fine piece of burlesque, in which Gen.
Wilkison’s character is inimitably delin‘
eated in that of the vain & pompous Gen.
Von Pollenburg.
Percival Butler. the lourth son, lather
10l Gen' William 0. Butler. was born at
Carlisle. Pennsylvania. in 1760. [teen
tered the army as a lieutenant at the age
ol eighteen; was with Washington at Val
ley Forge; was in the battle ol Monmouth,
and at the taking oi Yorktown—being
through. the whole series ol struggles in
the middle States, with the troops under
the commander-in chiel,except tor a abort
period nhen he was attached to a light
corps commanded by La Fayette. who
presented him a sword. Near the. close
of the war he went to the south, with the
Pennsylvania brigade. where peace lound
him. He emigrated to Kentucky in 1784.
He was the last of the old stock lelt when
the star ol .1812 commenced. He was
made adjutant general when Kentucky
became a State,and in that capacity join
ed one ol the armies sent out by Kentuc
ky during the war.
Edward Butler. the youngest of the fiie
brothers. was too young to enter the army
in the first stages of the revolution. but
joined it near- the close, and had risen to
a captaincy when Gen. St. Clair took the
‘commandxand led it to that disastrous de
leut in nhich so many of the best soldiers
of the country perished. He there evin
ced the highest courage and strongest tra
ternal afle’ction, in carrying his wounded
brother out ol the massacre. which was
continued lor miles along the route ol the
retreating army. and lrom which so lew
escaped. even 0! those uho fled unincum
bered. He subsequently became adju
tant general in Wayne’s army.
Oi these five brothers. four had sons——
all of whom. with one exception, were en
gaged in the military or natal service 0
the country during the last war.
lst. General Richard Butler’s son W
liaml died a lieutenant in the navy, early
in the last war. His son, Captain James
Butler. was at _the head of the Pittsburg
blues, which company he commanded in
the campaigns of the northwest. and “as
particularly distinguished in the battle of
Sliaaisyinnawa.
2d. Colonel Willidm Butler. also at the
Revolutionary army. had two sons;one
dlf‘d tn the navy. the other 11 subaltern in
Wayne’s urmy. He was in the battle with
tho lndiaus In 1794.
3. Lieut. Col. Thomas Butler. ofthe
old stock, had three sons. the eldest o
judge. The second, Col. Robert Butler.
war: at the head of General Jackson’s stall
throughout the last war. The third, Wil
liam E. Butler,alaoservld in the army 0!
Gun-rut Jaikaon.
l 4th. Percival Butler. captain in the rev
otulionnry war. and adjutant general of
Kentucky during the last war. had tour
sons; first, Thomas. who was a captain,
and aid to General Jackson at New Or
leans; nut. General W'illiarn 0. Butler.
the subject of this notice; thrrd, chlmrd,
who was assistant adjutant general rn the
campaigns of the war of 1812. Percival
Butler, the youngest aorr. now adistin~
guished lawyer, was not at an age to bear
arms in the last war. 0f the second gen
eralron ol the Butlers, there are nine cer
tainly. anrl probably more, engaged in the
present war.
Ilia Firs! Campaign.
This glance at the tamily shows the
character of the race. An anecdote. de
rived from a letter ofan old Pennsylvania
friend 0! the parents. who transplanted it
trorn lreland, shows that its military in~
stinct was an inheritance. " While the
five sons," says the letter, “ were absent
from home in‘the service of the country,
the old lather took it in his head to go al
so. The neighbors collected to remun
srrateagainst it; but his wile said. ‘Let
him go! I can get along without him, and
raise something to feed the army in the
bargain; and the country wants every man
who can shoulder a musket.’ It was
doubtless this extraordinary zeal of the
Butler lamity that induced Gen. Wash
ington to give the toast—“ The Butlers.
and their five sons,” at his own table,
whilst surrounded by a large party oi oi
ticcrs. Thisanecdote rests on the an.
thority oi the late Gen. Findley, .ol Cin
cinnati. Asimilar tribute ol respect was
paid to this devoted house of soldiers by
Gen. La Fayette, in a letter now extant.
and in the possesssion olla lady connected
with it by marriage, La Fayette says.
“When I wanted a thing well done, I or
dered _a Butler to do it.” ‘
From this retrospect,» it will be seen
that in all the wars oi the country—tn the
revolutionary war. in the Indian war. in
the last British war,and the present Mex
ican war—the blood of almost every But
ler able to bear arms. has been treely shod
in the public cause. Major General Wil:
tinn 0. Butler ,is now among the highest
in the military, service of his country; &
hchss attained this grade from the ranks v
CLEARFIELD, PA.,JULYI.IB4B
-—the position of a private being the only
one tie ever sought. At the opening of the
war 0! 1812, he had just graduated iii _the
Transylvania University, and was looking
to the law as a profession. The surrender
at Detroit, and at the army by “u”. n
roused the patriotism and valor 0! Ken
lucky; and young Butler, yet in ltis mi~
nority, was among the first to volunteer.
lle gave up his books. and the enjoytnents
of the gay and polished society of Lexing
ton. where lte lived amonga circle of fund
and partial relations—the hope to gratity
their ambition in shining at tltc bar, or to
the political lorunt of the State—to join
Captain Hart's company at inlantry as a
private soldier.
Before tlte march tojorn the northwes
'tern army, he was elected a corporal. In
this grade he marched to the reliel at Fort,
Wayne, which was invested with hostile,
lndians. These were driven before the.
Kentucky volunteers to their towns on the‘
Wabash, “ltlL'lt they ,destroyed, and that
troops then returned to the Miami of the]
lakes, where they made a winter encamp
ment. Here an ettaign’s commission in
tire second regiment ol the United States
infantry was tendered to the volunteer
corporal, which he declined, unless per
mitted to remain with the uorthwesternt
army. which ttc had entered to shateint
the etiort' of the Kentucky militia to nipe‘
out the disgrace ot Hull’s surrender by the
recapture ol Detroit. His proposition wasi
assented to, and he received an ensign'st
appointment in the 17th infantry, then a
part of the northwestern army, under the!
command of Gen. Winchester. Alter en
during every privation in a winter en
campment, in the wilderness and lrozen
marshes of the lake country, awaiting irt
vain the expected support of addittottal
forces. the Kentucky volunteers. led by
lmwi‘. Allen. and Madison, with \Velt’s
regiment. (l7th U. 8..) advanced toen
counter' the lame of British and Indians
which defended Detrort. On leaving Ken.
tacky. the volunteers had pledged them‘
selves to drive the British invaders from
our soil. These men and their leaders
were held in such estimation at home.
:hat tltc expectation formed at them ex
ceedctl their promises; and these volun
teers, though disappointed in every suc
cor which they had reason to anticipate—
wanting in provisions, clothes, cannon, in
eserythtng—t'esolve'l. rather than lose re
putation. to press on to the enterprise. &
endeavor to draw on alter them. by en
tering into action, the troops behind. it
is not proper here to enter into explana
tions of thcvcauses ol the disaster at the
river Raisin. the consequences of this
movement, nor to giVe the particulars 0!
the battle. The incidents which signali
zed the cltaracter' oi. the subject of this
rnetttt-ir alone are proper here.
There were two battles at the river Rai
sin—one on the 18th, the other on the 22d
ofJanuary. tn the first, the whole body
at Indian warriors, drawn together from all
the lake tribes for the defence of Upper
Canada against the approaching Kentucki
ans, were encountered. to moving to the
attack ofthia formidable force of the fierc
est, and bravest. and most expert warriors
on the continent. a strong party of them
were described from the line with which
Ensign Butler advanced, running forward
to reach a fence, as a cover from which to
ply their rifles. Butler instantlv proposed
and was permitted, to anticipate them.—
Calling upon some of the mast alert and
active men of the company. he ran direct
ly to meet the Indians at the fence. He
and his comrades outstripped the enemy;
and. getting possession ofthe fence, kept
the advantage of the position for their ad
vancing friends. This incident, of hou
ever little importance as to results, is worth
remembrance in giving the traits of a young
soldier's character. It is said that tho har
diest‘ veteran. at the openrng of the fire in
battle, facts. for the moment, somewhat up
patted; and Gen. Wolfe, one of the bra
vest of men, dec'ared that the " horrid yell
of'the lnrlian strikes the boldest heart with
allright.” The strippling student, who,
for the first time, beheld a field of battle on
the snows of the river Raisin, presenting
tn bold relief long files of those terrible on
emies, whose massacres had filled his na
tive State with tales of horror. musthave
felt some stirring sensations. But tlta crack
of the Indian rifle, and his savage yell, a
woke in him the ehivalric instincts of his
nature ; and the prornptitude with which he
communicated his enthusiasm toa fen com
rades around, and rushed forward to meet
danger tn its most appalling form, risking
himself to save others, and to secure a tri
umph which he could scarcely hope to
share, gave earnest of the miiitury talent,
the self-eacrtticing courage. and the soldier
ly sympathies which have drawn tobtm
tha‘nation’s esteem. The close ofthe but
do of the 18th gave another instance in
which these latter traits of Gen. Butler’s
character were still more strikingly illns-t
trated. The Indians, driven from the den
fences around the town on the river Rai
sin. retired lighting into the thick woods
beyond it. The contest of sharp-shooting
from tree to tree was here continued—the
Kentuckians pressing forward. and the lit
diana retreating—until night closed in._
when the Kentuckians were recalled to the
encampment in the village.” The Indians,
advanced as their opposers withdrew, and
kept up‘the fire until the Kentuckians ,e-
merged from the woods into the open
ground: Just as the column to which En
sign Butler belonged reached the verge of
the dark forest. the voice of a wounded
man. who had been left some distance be
hind. was heard calling out most pileoualy
for help. Butler induced three 0! his com
pany to go back in the woods with him. to
bring him off. He was found. and they
fought their way back—one ol the men.
Jeremiah Walker. receivtng a shot. of
which he subsequently died.
in the second sanguinary battle of the
river Raisin. on the 22d at January. with
the British and Indians, another act ol
self devotion was performed by Butler.—
Aller the rout and massacre of the right
wing. belonging to Well’s command. the
whole force of the British and Indians was
concentrated against the small body of
troops under Major Madison. that main
tained their ground within the picketed
gardens. A double barn, commanding the
plat of ground on which the Kentuckians
stood. was approached on one side by the
lndians. under the cover of an orchard
and fence, the British on the other side,
being so posted as to command the space
between itand the pickets. A party in
the rear 0! the barn was discovered advan
cing to take possession of it. All saw the
fatal consequences of the secure lodgment
ol the enemy at a place which would pre
sent every man within the pickets at close
rifle shot to the aim of their marksmen.—
Major Madison inquired if there was no
one who would volunteer to run the gaunt
letof the fire of the British antl Indian
lines. and put a torch to the combustibles
within the barn. to save the remnant ol
the little army from sacrifice. Butler,
without a moment‘s delay. took some bla»
ziag sticks from a fire at hand, leaped the
pickets. and running at his utmost-speed,
thrust the fire into the straw within the
barn. One who was an anxious spectator
of the event we narrate, says. "that altho’
volley upon volley was fired at him. But
ler, after making some steps on his way
back. turned to see it the fire had taken.
and not being satisfied. returned to the
barn. and set it in a blaze. As the con
llsgration grew. the enemy was retreating
frotu the rear of the building, which they
had entered at one end as the Home was
ascending in the other. Soon alter reach
ing the pickets in safety, amid the shows
at his friends. he was struck by a ball in‘
his breast. Believing 'lrom the pain he
felt. that it had penetrated his chest, turn
ing to Adjutant (now General) McCalla.
one of his Lexington comrades, aud press
ing his hand to the spot. he said. “I fear
this shot is mortal; but while I atn able to
move, I will do my duty." To the sex
lous inquiries of this friend. who met him
soon atterward again, he opened his vest.
with a smile, and‘ahowed him that the be“
spent itself on the thick wedding of his
coat and on his breastbone. He suliered.
however. for many weeks.
The little band within the pickets,
which Winchester had surrendered. after
being carried himselfa prisoner into Proc
tor’s catnp. denied his powers. They
continued to hold the enemy at bay until
they were enabled to capilulate on honor
ableterms, which. nevertheless, Proctor
ahamelully violated. by leaving the sick
and wounded who were unable to walk,
to the tomahauk of his allies. Butler.
who was among the few ol the wounded
who escaped the massacre. was marched
through Canada to Fort Niagara—sulfu
ing under his wound. and every privation
—oppressed with grief. hunger. fatigue,
and the inclement cold of lhatdesolate
region.’ Even here he forgot himself. and
his mind wandered back to the last night
scene winch he surveyed ou the bloody
shores of the river Raisin. He gave up
the heroic part. and became the school
buy again, and commemorated his sorrows
for his lost friends tn verse. like some pas
sionate. heart-broken” lover. 'l'hese ele
giac strains were never intended for any
but the eye of mutual lriends. whore sym
pathies. like his own, poured out tears
With their plaints over the dead. ' We give
some ol those lines of his boyhood. to show
that the heroic youth had a bosom not less
kind than brave.
THE FIELD 0|" RAISIN
'l'ho linlllo'a o'er! Iho din in pan,
Nighl's Innnllo on tho hold in can;
The lndiuu‘s yell is heard no more.
And lilouco brood! o'er Eric's shore.
At 1111 l lone hour I go to lrond
The field whore valor-vainly bled—-
To mine the wounded warriur‘u cronl.
Or warm with loan hia icy bronll;
'l‘o Iroauurc up his last command
And hour h w hi: nmivo land.
It may one pulao orjuy import
To a fond molbcr'a bleeding heart;
0r fora momom u may dry
The lour~drop in tho Widow‘a eye.
Vuin hopo, away ! The widow ne'er
"pr warrwr'u dying wiah Ihall hour.
The puanlng zophyr beau no nigh.
No wounded warrior mock the eye—
Dculh is his (deep by Erlo’s wave,
or Rainin‘a mow wo heaped hia grave!
How many hopo- lio murdered hero—
The molh‘or's joy. lhe liuhor'a pride.
The counlry’a boast. Iho foomun’a fear.
In wlldor'd havoc. sidu by side.
Lend mo, lhou lilom queen of nighl,
Lend me awhile Ihy waning light.
The! I may we each well loved form.
'l‘hal sunk benenlh the munung slonn
These lines are iulrmluclmy lo What
may be considered usucceasion ol epitaph,
on Ihc personal friends whose bodies be
round upon thc'fiold. It would extend
NEW SERIES—VOL. I, NO. 27....WH0LE N 0; ”in,
the extract too far to insert them. .We
can only add the close of the poem. "he”
he takes leave of n gton of his young
comrades, in llert’s company, who had
fallen together :>
And here i see that. youthful band,
That loved to move at Hart'e command '.
I new them for the battle dressed,
And still where danger thickest pressed.
1 marked their crimson plumage wave;
How many fill this bloody grave!
'l‘heir pillow and their winding sheet! _
The virgin snow—a shroud most meet!
But wherefore do I linger hero 1
Why drop this unavailing tearl
Whero'er i turn some youthful form.
Ltko flowrot. broken by the storm,
Appeals to me in sad array.
And bids me yet a moment-lay,
’l‘ill lcould fondly lay me down, _ I
And sleep with him on the cold ground,
For thoo. thou dread and solemn plain.
l ne'er shall look on thee again:
And spring, with her oflaoing showers.
Shall come, and summer's mentling floweu r
And each succeeding winter throw
On Ihy red breast new robes of snow .'
Yet 1 Will weer thee in my heart,
All dark and gory no thou on.
His services at the Battle of N. Orleans.
Gen. Jackson’s sense of the services of
Butler in this memorable campaign. was
strongly expressed in the following letter
to a member of the Kentucky Legislature:
Huntsman, Feb 20. 1844.
My Deer Sir: You ask me to give you my opim
ion of the military services of the then Capllin
(now Colonel) William 0. Butler. of Kentucky.
during the investment of New Orleans by the Brit
iah forces in 1814 and 1815. l wish I had with
mom strength to speak fully of the merit and tho
scrvicerof Colonel Butler on that occasion; this
strengthl have not. Suffice it to say. that on all
OCCnlanl ho displayed that heroic chivalry, and
calmness of judgment in the midst of danger.
which distinguish the valuable officer in tho hour
of bottle. in a conspicuous manner were tlwse
noblo qualities displayed by him on thelnighl. of
the 23d December. 1814. and on the Bth ofJ-nua
ry, 1815. as well as at all times during the pres.
encc ofthe British army at New Orleans. in short.
he was to be found at all points where duty called.
I hazard nothing in saying. that should our coun
try agein be engaged in war duringthc octivo ego
of Colonel Butler. he would he one of the very
best soloctions that could be made to command our‘ '
army. and lead the eagles of our country on to vic
tory and renown. He has aufliciont energy toes.
sumo all responsibility necessary to success,end
for his country’s good. -
ANDREW JACKSON.
General Jackson gave earlier proof of
the high estimation in which he held the
young soldier who had identified himself
with his own glory at New Orleans. He
made him his aid-decamp in 1816. Which
station he retained on the peace establish
ment. with the rank of Colonel. But, like
his illustrious patron. he soon felt that
military station and distinction'had no
charms [or him when unattended with the
dangers. duties, and patriotic achieve
ments 0! war. '
Retires to Private Life.
He resigned, therefore. even his associ
ation with his veteran chief, ol which he
was so proud. and retired in 1817 to pri
vate lite. He resumed. his study 0! the
profession that was interrupted by the war,
married. and settled down on his patrimo
nial possession at the confluence of the
Kentucky and Ohio rivers, in the noise
less but arduous vocations of civil life.—
The abode which he had chosen madeit
peculiarly so with him. The region around
him was wild and romantic, sparsely set
tled, and by pastoral people. There are
no populous towns. The high, rolling.
and yet rich lands—the precipitous clifls
of the Kentucky, of Eagle, ot Severn,and
other tributaries which pour into it near
the mouth, make this section of the Stale
still, to some extent, a wilderness of thic
ttets—ot the tangled peavine, the grape
vine.' and nut-bearing trees. which render
ed all Kentucky, until the intrusion of the
whites, one great lndian park. The Whole
luxuriant domain_ was preserved by the
lndians as a pasture lor butfalo. deer. elk.
and other animals—their enjoyment alike
as a chase and a subsistence—by exclud
ing every tribe from fixing a habitation in
it. Its name consecrated as the dark and
bloody ground; and war pursued every
toot that trod it. in the midst at this re;
giun, in April 1791, \Vm. 0. Butler ya;
burn, in Jessamine county on the Kentuc
ky river. “is father had married in Lex
ington, soon after his arrival in Kentucky. ,
1782, Miss Hawkins. a sister-in lawpi
Col. 'l‘odd. who commanded and perished
in the battle of the Btue Licks. Follow
the instincts of his family, which seemed
ever to court danger, Gen. Pierce Butler,
as neighborhood encrosclretl around him,-
removed ttot long after the birth of his son
William. to the mouth of the Kenlit'clty
river. Through this section, the lndiiti
war-path to the heart of Kentucky passed;
Until the peace of l794’.‘thcr’é was scarce;
[y a day that some hostile savage did not
prowl through the tangled forests a’n’dtho
tahrynths ot hllls. streams and club. which
adopted this region to'th'eir‘ tur‘iringi'ws’n
tare. From it they merges-wear they"
made‘rl‘hetriflfit formidable Eidt’tr'sioti, Had -
90"“?d W 3” foray to- thé‘ 'envrronl‘of.
Frankfurt. the capital of tlre‘State. Gobi
Pierce Butler had on one side~of~him the
-ohro.»on the tarther shore of Which the 3s,- '
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