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Civil War Soldiers - Butterfield
| Butterfield, Daniel, major-general, U.S. Army, was
born in Utica, N. Y., Oct. 31, 1831, was graduated from Union college
in 1849, and became a merchant in New York city. He was colonel of the
12th N. Y. militia when the Civil war began, and, accompanying his
regiment to New York city in July, 1861, led the advance into Virginia
over the Long Bridge, joined Gen. Patterson on the upper Potomac and
commanded a brigade. He was commissioned lieutenant-colonel when the
regular army was enlarged, assigned to the 12th infantry, May 14,
1861, and appointed brigadier-general of volunteers, Sept. 7, 1861,
being ordered to the corps of Fitz-John Porter. He took a conspicuous
part in the actions at Hanover Court-House, Mechanicsville, Gaines'
mill, where he was wounded, in the battles incidental to the retreat
of McClellan's army to Harrison's landing, where he commanded a
detachment on the south side of the river, covering the retreat, at
all the battles fought by Pope and McClellan in August and Sept.,
1862. He was promoted major-general of volunteers, Nov. 29, 1862, was
made colonel of the 5th infantry in the regular army, July 1, 1863,
and commanded the 5th corps in the battle of Fredericksburg; was chief
of staff, Army of the Potomac, at Chancellorsville and at Gettysburg
where he was wounded; was ordered to reinforce Rosecrans' Army of the
Cumberland in Oct., 1863, acting as chief of staff to Gen. Hooker at
Lookout mountain, Missionary ridge, Ringgold and Pea Vine creek, Ga.;
commanded a division of the 20th corps at the battles of Buzzard's
Roost, Resaca, Dallas, New Hope Church, Kennesaw, and Lost mountain,
and was brevetted brigadier-general and major- general U. S. A., for
gallant and meritorious conduct, receiving his brevet titles at the
close of the war. After the war he had charge of the general
recruiting office, U. S. army, with headquarters in New York, was
commander of the forces at Bedloe's, Governor's and David's islands in
New York harbor from 1865 to 1869, and was then appointed head of the
United States sub-treasury in New York city. Resigning that office, he
traveled in Europe for several years, and was afterwards connected
with the American express company. He was the originator of the system
of corps badges, flags and insignia adopted in the Army of the
Potomac. He was in charge of the great public demonstrations on the
occasions of Sherman's funeral, the Washington Centennial celebration
in New York city, May 1, 1889, and the arrival of Admiral Dewey in New
York, Sept. 30, 1899, after his triumph at Manila.
Source: The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal
States 1861-1865, Volume 8 Biographical, 1908
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