Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Christian County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Tennessee native. Son of William G. Butler and Sarah Butler. Resident of Hopkins County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Christian County in 1860. Private in the 5th Kentucky Volunteer Calvarly Regiment (Confederate). Captured at Sparta, Tennessee,Prisoner of war from December 1862 to May 1863 and from July 1863 to February 1865.

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Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Hopkins County, District No. 1, p. 165; Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, p. 122. Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 0033.

Citation

Butler, Benjamin Franklin. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32209563 (November 12, 2026).

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Correspondence
John O. McReynolds et al. to Beriah Magoffin
1861-04-26

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