George Butler

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• Name	George Butler  [1, 2]
  Born	Abt 1835 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Civil War: 5th Mass Colored Cavalry. Sentenced to 20 years hard labor. [1]
  Birth	1835 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2]
  Criminal	1864 Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA [1, 2]
  Military	19 Jan 1864 [1, 2]  –  29 Age: 29; MilitaryServiceBranch: Cavalry; MilitaryUnit: 5th Massachusetts Colored Cavalry
  Military Enlistment	19 Jan 1864 [1, 2]  –  29 Age: 29
  Veteran	Civil War: 5th Mass Cavalry (Court Martial 20 years hard labor) [1]
  Notes	Sentenced to 20 years hard labor. The sentence may have been later dismissed. ASK FOR HELP! George Butler was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. When he enlisted in Company B of the 5th Mass Colored Cavalry at Newton, he was 29-years-old. He stood 5'10" tall and was described as having black eyes, black hair, and a black complexion. He mustered-in at Readville, Massachusetts July 29, 1864.
  Person ID	I12459 SOALsearch
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  [S2603] U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865 Record. Details: The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with the United States Colored Troops: 1st through 5th United States Colored Cavalry, 5th Massachusetts Cavalry (Colored), 6th United States Colored Cavalry; Microfilm Serial: M1817; Microfilm Roll: 79 Citation Text: Record for George Butler. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1107&h=17950&indiv=try