Matthew Butler Senator

Matthew Calbraith Butler (March 8, 1836 – April 14, 1909) was an American military commander and attorney and politician from South Carolina. He served as a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, postbellum three-term United States Senator, and a major general in the United States Army during the Spanish-American War.

Personal facts

Matthew Butler
Birth dateMarch 08, 1836
Birth place
Greenville County South Carolina , Greenville South Carolina
Date of deathApril 14, 1909
Place of death
Columbia South Carolina , Washington D.C.

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Politician

military operations
American Civil War
Spanish–American War
military rank
Major general (United States)
General officers in the Confederate States Army
officeMember of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Edgefield County
party
Democratic Party (United States)
successor

Matthew Butler on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.arete-designs.com/shultz/black/report.html