Elliott Butler

Elliott Butler served in the 127^th U.S.C.T., in Company A. He was born around 1835, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.¹ In 1860, he was living in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, with his wife Susan, and his children Ann and John. The census lists him as a laborer, but the description in his military records states that he is a lime burner.² He enlisted on August 23, 1864, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, into Company A of the 127^th U.S.C.T., at twenty-eight years old. His records describe him as six feet tall, with black hair and eyes. He enlisted as a corporal, but was demoted to a private on January 26, 1865, and served in the Sharp Shooters, 2^nd Division from then until he was promoted back to corporal on July 19, 1865. He was honorably discharged with the rest of his company on September 8, 1865, in Brazos, Santiago, Texas, due to the end of the Civil War.³

Not much is known about his life after his military service. There is an 1880 Federal Census that could be in reference to him, but it could also be referring to a different Elliott Butler from Pennsylvania, as there are some discrepancies. He died in Harrisburg in 1893, and is buried in Big Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, in Newville, Pennsylvania.⁴

1. Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served the United States Colored Troops: 56^th-138^th UCST Infantry, 1864-1866.
2. 1860 United States Federal Census for Elliot Butler.
3. Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served the United States Colored Troops: 56^th-138^th UCST Infantry, 1864-1866.
4. Find a Grave Memorial 72207351; Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012.

Bibliography:

Elliott C. Butler. Find a Grave Memorial 72207351. Maintained by Dennis Brandt, added Jun 29, 2011. www.findagrave.com/memorial/72207351/elliot-c.-butler

Elliot Butler. Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served the United States Colored Troops: 56^th-138^th USCT Infantry, 1864-1866. Fold3.com. The National Archives. Elliot Butler: Person, pictures and information - Fold3.com

Elliott C Butler. Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012. Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012 - AncestryLibrary.com

1860 United States Federal Census for Elliot Butler. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census - AncestryLibrary.com

Elliot Butler. U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865. Ancestry.com. U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865 - AncestryLibrary.com