Edward Butner fought in Capt. David Robb's Company of Mounted Riflemen, of the Indiana Militia, and was among those who died after the Battle of Tippecanoe. There is a monument in Battle Ground, Indiana, which honors those killed. Edward died the next day after being wounded. The monument reads:
General William Henry Harrison
Erected Jointly By
The Nation And The
State,
Memory of the Heroes Who
Lost Their Lives In The
Battle Of Tippecanoe
November 7, 1811.
This Monument Completed And Dedicated
November 7, 1908
American Forces
Men Engaged 910
General Wm. Henry Harrison Commanding
Attacked At 4:00 o'clock A.M.
Indian Forces Led By Prophet.
Number Engaged About The Same As
Americans
Loss, Americans, Killed 37.
Wounded 151.
Indian Loss Unknown
Privates Killed In Action
James Asberry
Franis Bonah
Edward Butner
Joseph Burditt
Jonathan Crewell
Levi Cary
Thomas Clendennan
Marshall Dunken
William Davis
Dexter Earll
Peter Hanks
Henry Hickey
Henry Jones
David Kearns
William King
Abraham Kelly
Daniel Lee
Daniel McMickle
William Meehan
Isaac M. Nute
Jack Obah
John Owsley
Kader Powell
Amos Royce
John Sandborn
Samuel Sand
Joseph Smith
James Summerville
William Tissler
Lewis Taylor
Ira T. Trowbridge
Joseph Tibbetts
Joseph Warnock
Leman E. Welch
Abraham Wood
Isaac White
John Yeomans
John McCoy
Officers Killed
Colonel ---- Abram Owen
Major ----- Joseph H. Daviess
Captain ---- Jacob Warrick
Captain ----Spier Spencer
Lieutenant --- Richard McMahan
Lieutenant --- Thomas Berry
Corporal --- James Michell
Corporal --- Stephen Mars
Captain ---- Wm. c. Baen
Honorable John Tipton
Who Fought In This Battle
Donated These Grounds To The State Of Indiana
November 7, 1836
Commissioners
J. Frank Hanly
Job S. Sims
Wesley E. Wells
A.A. Jones
General William Henry Harrison
Erected Jointly By
The Nation And The
State,
Memory of the Heroes Who
Lost Their Lives In The
Battle Of Tippecanoe
November 7, 1811.
This Monument Completed And Dedicated
November 7, 1908
American Forces
Men Engaged 910
General Wm. Henry Harrison Commanding
Attacked At 4:00 o'clock A.M.
Indian Forces Led By Prophet.
Number Engaged About The Same As
Americans
Loss, Americans, Killed 37.
Wounded 151.
Indian Loss Unknown
Privates Killed In Action
James Asberry
Franis Bonah
Edward Butner
Joseph Burditt
Jonathan Crewell
Levi Cary
Thomas Clendennan
Marshall Dunken
William Davis
Dexter Earll
Peter Hanks
Henry Hickey
Henry Jones
David Kearns
William King
Abraham Kelly
Daniel Lee
Daniel McMickle
William Meehan
Isaac M. Nute
Jack Obah
John Owsley
Kader Powell
Amos Royce
John Sandborn
Samuel Sand
Joseph Smith
James Summerville
William Tissler
Lewis Taylor
Ira T. Trowbridge
Joseph Tibbetts
Joseph Warnock
Leman E. Welch
Abraham Wood
Isaac White
John Yeomans
John McCoy
Officers Killed
Colonel ---- Abram Owen
Major ----- Joseph H. Daviess
Captain ---- Jacob Warrick
Captain ----Spier Spencer
Lieutenant --- Richard McMahan
Lieutenant --- Thomas Berry
Corporal --- James Michell
Corporal --- Stephen Mars
Captain ---- Wm. c. Baen
Honorable John Tipton
Who Fought In This Battle
Donated These Grounds To The State Of Indiana
November 7, 1836
Commissioners
J. Frank Hanly
Job S. Sims
Wesley E. Wells
A.A. Jones
Edward Butner fought in Capt. David Robb's Company of Mounted Riflemen, of the Indiana Militia, and was among those who died after the Battle of Tippecanoe. There is a monument in Battle Ground, Indiana, which honors those killed. Edward died the next day after being wounded. The monument reads:
General William Henry Harrison
Erected Jointly By
The Nation And The
State,
Memory of the Heroes Who
Lost Their Lives In The
Battle Of Tippecanoe
November 7, 1811.
This Monument Completed And Dedicated
November 7, 1908
American Forces
Men Engaged 910
General Wm. Henry Harrison Commanding
Attacked At 4:00 o'clock A.M.
Indian Forces Led By Prophet.
Number Engaged About The Same As
Americans
Loss, Americans, Killed 37.
Wounded 151.
Indian Loss Unknown
Privates Killed In Action
James Asberry
Franis Bonah
Edward Butner
Joseph Burditt
Jonathan Crewell
Levi Cary
Thomas Clendennan
Marshall Dunken
William Davis
Dexter Earll
Peter Hanks
Henry Hickey
Henry Jones
David Kearns
William King
Abraham Kelly
Daniel Lee
Daniel McMickle
William Meehan
Isaac M. Nute
Jack Obah
John Owsley
Kader Powell
Amos Royce
John Sandborn
Samuel Sand
Joseph Smith
James Summerville
William Tissler
Lewis Taylor
Ira T. Trowbridge
Joseph Tibbetts
Joseph Warnock
Leman E. Welch
Abraham Wood
Isaac White
John Yeomans
John McCoy
Officers Killed
Colonel ---- Abram Owen
Major ----- Joseph H. Daviess
Captain ---- Jacob Warrick
Captain ----Spier Spencer
Lieutenant --- Richard McMahan
Lieutenant --- Thomas Berry
Corporal --- James Michell
Corporal --- Stephen Mars
Captain ---- Wm. c. Baen
Honorable John Tipton
Who Fought In This Battle
Donated These Grounds To The State Of Indiana
November 7, 1836
Commissioners
J. Frank Hanly
Job S. Sims
Wesley E. Wells
A.A. Jones
General William Henry Harrison
Erected Jointly By
The Nation And The
State,
Memory of the Heroes Who
Lost Their Lives In The
Battle Of Tippecanoe
November 7, 1811.
This Monument Completed And Dedicated
November 7, 1908
American Forces
Men Engaged 910
General Wm. Henry Harrison Commanding
Attacked At 4:00 o'clock A.M.
Indian Forces Led By Prophet.
Number Engaged About The Same As
Americans
Loss, Americans, Killed 37.
Wounded 151.
Indian Loss Unknown
Privates Killed In Action
James Asberry
Franis Bonah
Edward Butner
Joseph Burditt
Jonathan Crewell
Levi Cary
Thomas Clendennan
Marshall Dunken
William Davis
Dexter Earll
Peter Hanks
Henry Hickey
Henry Jones
David Kearns
William King
Abraham Kelly
Daniel Lee
Daniel McMickle
William Meehan
Isaac M. Nute
Jack Obah
John Owsley
Kader Powell
Amos Royce
John Sandborn
Samuel Sand
Joseph Smith
James Summerville
William Tissler
Lewis Taylor
Ira T. Trowbridge
Joseph Tibbetts
Joseph Warnock
Leman E. Welch
Abraham Wood
Isaac White
John Yeomans
John McCoy
Officers Killed
Colonel ---- Abram Owen
Major ----- Joseph H. Daviess
Captain ---- Jacob Warrick
Captain ----Spier Spencer
Lieutenant --- Richard McMahan
Lieutenant --- Thomas Berry
Corporal --- James Michell
Corporal --- Stephen Mars
Captain ---- Wm. c. Baen
Honorable John Tipton
Who Fought In This Battle
Donated These Grounds To The State Of Indiana
November 7, 1836
Commissioners
J. Frank Hanly
Job S. Sims
Wesley E. Wells
A.A. Jones
Bio by: Leslie W.
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