Andrew Pickens Butler, (CSA)

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Birth: May 7, 1839

Death: Oct. 18, 1899

Bossier Banner Newspaper Andrew Pickens Butler died at Benton, Louisiana Oct. 18, of Pneumonia. Captain A. P. Butler aged 60 years.

Capt. Butler being a son of Governor Pierce M. Butler of South Carolina. The renowned Colonel of the famous Palmetto Regiment, who added luster and greatness to the name, by the heroism he displayed upon the battlefields of Mexico. He fell mortally wounded in the battle of Cherubusco Aug. 20, 1847. Gov. Pierce M. Butlers son Major Loudon Butler of the 19 Louisiana was killed in the Civil War.

Capt. Andrew Picks Butler married Oct. 2, 1862 at Edgefield South Carolina Miss Maria Burt the sweetheart of his life. he received the appointment of Aide De Camp to General John Dunovant of South Carolina with the rank of Captian.

Burial: Coates Cemetery Benton Bossier Parish Louisiana, USA

Butler, A.Pickens BATTLE UNIT NAME: 1st Regiment, South Carolina Infantry (McCreary's) (1st Provisional Army) SIDE: Confederacy COMPANY: G S SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Captain SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Lieutenant Colonel ALTERNATE NAME: Andrew P./Butler FILM NUMBER: M381 ROLL 5 PLAQUE NUMBER: NOTES: General Note - Original filed under Andrew P./Butler Battle Unit Note - (1 S.C. Inf. War Side Note - Prov'l Army.)