Great-Great Grandfather Ellis Butler born 5/23/1835 in Otego City, NY. Ellis met Polly Lull (1836 In Ohio, and they were married around 1858. They had a son Sherman G. Butler. Sherman was named after General Sherman of the Civil War. They also has a son Samuel Butler of Battle Creek, Mi. and 3 daughters, Mrs. Frank Devorake of Kalamazoo, Mrs. Phoebe Kinney and Mrs. Hanna Bentley of Schoolcraft. Ellis Died 10/27/1904 in Schoolcraft, Mi. Polly Died in Lawton, Mi. in 1926. Ellis's grandson Ellis Granger Butler served in WWI. Ellis G. was the son of Sherman Butler.
Ellis served in the U.S. Army during the Civil War. He enlisted at Antwerp, on 13 Feb 1864.the Thirteenth was organized with other Regiments into a Brigade of Engineers, then was attached to the headquarters of the Army of the Cumberland. In January of 1864, the Regiment veteranized, 173 men re-enlisting, then returned to Kalamazoo, where it arrived on the 12th, thereupon was furloughed for thirty days. It returned to Chattanooga the 20th of April with a large number of recruits, being soon actively engaged in the construction of military hospitals on Lookout Mountain, then joined in the pursuit of General Forrest, until November, when it joined the army of General Sherman, being assigned to the Second Brigade, First Division, Fourteenth Corp. It marched with Sherman to the Sea and reached Savannah, Ga. on the 16th of December. After the city surrendered, the Thirteenth marched with Sherman's Army through South and North Carolina, meeting the opposition at several points and fighting a pitched battle with General Johnston and Hardee's forces at Bentonville, N.C. the 19th of March, where the Regiment sustained heavy loss, the last battle of importance being fought by Sherman's Army. After General Johnston's surrender the Thirteenth marched to Washington, D.C. where it took part in the Grand Review on the 24th. On the 9th of June the Regiment proceeded to Louisville, Ky., where Ellis Butler mustered out of the service, on July 25th. The Unit was disbanded on July 27, 1865.
Added by: Kenneth J. Baker
Ellis served in the U.S. Army during the Civil War. He enlisted at Antwerp, on 13 Feb 1864.the Thirteenth was organized with other Regiments into a Brigade of Engineers, then was attached to the headquarters of the Army of the Cumberland. In January of 1864, the Regiment veteranized, 173 men re-enlisting, then returned to Kalamazoo, where it arrived on the 12th, thereupon was furloughed for thirty days. It returned to Chattanooga the 20th of April with a large number of recruits, being soon actively engaged in the construction of military hospitals on Lookout Mountain, then joined in the pursuit of General Forrest, until November, when it joined the army of General Sherman, being assigned to the Second Brigade, First Division, Fourteenth Corp. It marched with Sherman to the Sea and reached Savannah, Ga. on the 16th of December. After the city surrendered, the Thirteenth marched with Sherman's Army through South and North Carolina, meeting the opposition at several points and fighting a pitched battle with General Johnston and Hardee's forces at Bentonville, N.C. the 19th of March, where the Regiment sustained heavy loss, the last battle of importance being fought by Sherman's Army. After General Johnston's surrender the Thirteenth marched to Washington, D.C. where it took part in the Grand Review on the 24th. On the 9th of June the Regiment proceeded to Louisville, Ky., where Ellis Butler mustered out of the service, on July 25th. The Unit was disbanded on July 27, 1865.
Added by: Kenneth J. Baker
Great-Great Grandfather Ellis Butler born 5/23/1835 in Otego City, NY. Ellis met Polly Lull (1836 In Ohio, and they were married around 1858. They had a son Sherman G. Butler. Sherman was named after General Sherman of the Civil War. They also has a son Samuel Butler of Battle Creek, Mi. and 3 daughters, Mrs. Frank Devorake of Kalamazoo, Mrs. Phoebe Kinney and Mrs. Hanna Bentley of Schoolcraft. Ellis Died 10/27/1904 in Schoolcraft, Mi. Polly Died in Lawton, Mi. in 1926. Ellis's grandson Ellis Granger Butler served in WWI. Ellis G. was the son of Sherman Butler.
Ellis served in the U.S. Army during the Civil War. He enlisted at Antwerp, on 13 Feb 1864.the Thirteenth was organized with other Regiments into a Brigade of Engineers, then was attached to the headquarters of the Army of the Cumberland. In January of 1864, the Regiment veteranized, 173 men re-enlisting, then returned to Kalamazoo, where it arrived on the 12th, thereupon was furloughed for thirty days. It returned to Chattanooga the 20th of April with a large number of recruits, being soon actively engaged in the construction of military hospitals on Lookout Mountain, then joined in the pursuit of General Forrest, until November, when it joined the army of General Sherman, being assigned to the Second Brigade, First Division, Fourteenth Corp. It marched with Sherman to the Sea and reached Savannah, Ga. on the 16th of December. After the city surrendered, the Thirteenth marched with Sherman's Army through South and North Carolina, meeting the opposition at several points and fighting a pitched battle with General Johnston and Hardee's forces at Bentonville, N.C. the 19th of March, where the Regiment sustained heavy loss, the last battle of importance being fought by Sherman's Army. After General Johnston's surrender the Thirteenth marched to Washington, D.C. where it took part in the Grand Review on the 24th. On the 9th of June the Regiment proceeded to Louisville, Ky., where Ellis Butler mustered out of the service, on July 25th. The Unit was disbanded on July 27, 1865.
Added by: Kenneth J. Baker
Ellis served in the U.S. Army during the Civil War. He enlisted at Antwerp, on 13 Feb 1864.the Thirteenth was organized with other Regiments into a Brigade of Engineers, then was attached to the headquarters of the Army of the Cumberland. In January of 1864, the Regiment veteranized, 173 men re-enlisting, then returned to Kalamazoo, where it arrived on the 12th, thereupon was furloughed for thirty days. It returned to Chattanooga the 20th of April with a large number of recruits, being soon actively engaged in the construction of military hospitals on Lookout Mountain, then joined in the pursuit of General Forrest, until November, when it joined the army of General Sherman, being assigned to the Second Brigade, First Division, Fourteenth Corp. It marched with Sherman to the Sea and reached Savannah, Ga. on the 16th of December. After the city surrendered, the Thirteenth marched with Sherman's Army through South and North Carolina, meeting the opposition at several points and fighting a pitched battle with General Johnston and Hardee's forces at Bentonville, N.C. the 19th of March, where the Regiment sustained heavy loss, the last battle of importance being fought by Sherman's Army. After General Johnston's surrender the Thirteenth marched to Washington, D.C. where it took part in the Grand Review on the 24th. On the 9th of June the Regiment proceeded to Louisville, Ky., where Ellis Butler mustered out of the service, on July 25th. The Unit was disbanded on July 27, 1865.
Added by: Kenneth J. Baker
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