Richard Butler (abt. 1839 - 1895)

Born about 1839 in Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Susan (Darks) Butler — married 1876 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 13 May 1895 at about age 56 in United States

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Biography

Richard Butler is a part of US Black heritage.

Pvt Richard Butler served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 25 March 1863
Mustered out: 20 August 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company D 54th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (Colored)

Richard engaged in farming in Pennsylvania.

Richard Butler was born about 1839^[1]-1846^[2] in Franklin County^[3], Pennsylvania^[4]. He was the (presumed) child^[2] of Jane. He served with the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War.

Occupations

• 1880^[4]: Laborer
• 1863^[1]: Farmer

Residences

• 1890: Williamsport, Pennsylvania (US Veterans Schedules)^[5]
• 1880: South side of London Street, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania with his wife Susan and Scott stepchildren^[4]
• 1863: Franklin County, Pennsylvania (military enlistment)^[1]
• 1850: Chambersburg, Pennsylvania with his (presumed) mother Jane, 35-year-old Eliza Himes, Caroline and Allen Morgan, and 54-year-old Rachael Moore^[2]

Military Service

During the Civil War, he served as a Private in Company D of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color. He was about 24 years old, single and working as a farmer when he enlisted on 25 March 1863 in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Mustered out 20 August 1865 with his regiment.^[1]

Military Pension

Military Pension Application No. 1132209 (26 September 1892)

General Affidavit of Sylvester Burrell June 1893

General Affidavit of Nathan Stoner June 1893

Surgeon's Certificate - reverse December 1892

Surgeon's Certificate - obverse December 1892

War Department concerning service December 1892

Invalid Pension - approved September 1892

Declaration for Invalid Pension September 1892

Military Pension Widow's Application No. 642098

Declaration for Widow's Pension September 1896

Company Remarks

See also Images.

31 August 1863

Corp Jones in Hospital Privates R Johnson J Butler Jeffrey R Jones Vroman H Parker Hopkins Davis R Butler Burrel Young

Death

He passed away in 1895^[6] and is buried at Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.^[7]

Research Notes

Raymoure-1 01:25, 9 March 2020 (UTC): Possible grave in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania? Photo requested.

Raymoure-1 21:57, 26 August 2019 (UTC): William Gibson repeatedly mentions a Newt Butler from his company, but no such man exists. Perhaps another name Richard Butler used?

Research To Do

☐ Marriage record at Ancestry.com Library Edition

☐ Death record at Ancestry.com Library Edition

Research Done

☑ Military pension at Fold3.com - mis-transcribed as Butter; added annotation with Butler Raymoure-1 23:25, 20 May 2019 (UTC)

Projects

• 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Emilio, Roster p. 354
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} 1850 federal census
3. ↑ regimental descriptive
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} 1880 federal census
5. ↑ 1890 US Veterans Schedules
6. ↑ military pension files of widow Susan and Private Richard Butler, 54th Massachusetts volunteer Infantry, Company D
7. ↑ Find a Grave memorial

• 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_781; Page: 231A; Image: 467
• 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1132; Page: 359C; Enumeration District: 104 (as Richard Buttler)
• 1890 Veterans Schedules for Williamsport, Pennsylvania The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Record Group Number: 15; Census Year: 1890
• National Archives Catalog #300020. "Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Veterans of the Army and Navy Who Served Mainly in the Civil War and the War With Spain, compiled 1861 - 1934."
• Find A Grave: Memorial #122208350
• Fold3.com. "Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900." National Archives Catalog #2588825. "Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900, compiled 1949 - 1949, documenting the period 1861 - 1942." Free Access Black History Collection Records 5-28 February 2019.
• Fold3.com. "Records of the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (Colored), 1863-1865." National Archives Catalog #577134. "Regimental and Company Books of Civil War Volunteer Union Organizations, compiled 1861 - 1865." Free Access Civil War Records 1-15 April 2018.
• Emilio, Luis Fenollosa. History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Book Co., 1891 (1st ed.) and 1894 (2nd ed.)