James M. Butler, 1875

Name
James M. /Butler/
Military service
Company B, 2nd Tennessee, US Army
Military service
Company E, 8th Tennessee, US Army
Marriage
Text:

E. C. Denton, J. P.

Birth of a son
Death
Birth of a child
Marriage
Text:

E. C. Denton, J. P.

Shared note

On July 11, 1882, Mary Carter Butler applied for a pension based on her husbands services to the Union in the Civil War. It states that James M. Butler suffered from heart disease as a result of measles contracted during his service. He died from an apparent heart attack in which he fell from his boat in the Tennessee River and drowned in 2 1/2 feet of water.