By Matthew M. Peek, Military Collection Archivist, State Archives of North Carolina
George Edwin Butler was born on June 5, 1868, in the community of Salemburg in Sampson County, NC, to Wiley and Romelia Ferrill Butler. George's father was a farmer, and the family had six children raised on the farm. George Butler attended Salem High School. He went on to study in college at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill from 1887 to 1889. Butler returned to Sampson County, and served as the principal of Salem High School for three years.
In 1893, Butler returned to UNC-Chapel Hill to study law. After finishing law school, George Butler returned home to become the co-superintendent of public instruction for Sampson County, NC. He would also set up a law practice in Clinton, NC, that later became known as Butler & Butler (present-day Butler & Butler, L.L.P.). George's older brothers Marion Butler was a U.S. Senator from North Carolina, serving between 1895 and 1901, and was the national chairman of the Populist Party that influenced the results of the 1896 U.S. Presidential election. Likely inspired by his brother, George Butler ran successfully for a seat in the North Carolina State Senate in 1897.
However, due to the United States involvement in the Spanish-American War in 1898, Butler had to put his political aspirations on hold when he volunteered for military duty in Cuba during the war. Butler was commissioned a major, serving in the First North Carolina Regiment of the U.S. Volunteers. The First North Carolina Regiment was ordered from Raleigh, North Carolina, to Jacksonville, Florida, in May 1898 to be stationed before being sent to Cuba.
The regiment left Raleigh, North Carolina, on May 22, 1898, in three sections aboard the Southern Railway. While the train carrying the regiment was seven miles south of Savannah, Georgia, a section of the troop transport train containing Major Butler's command of the First North Carolina collided with a freight train. One man was killed, and seven men were severely injured in the crash.
The First North Carolina Regiment arrived in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 23, 1898, where the regiment pitched camp two miles from the city. Butler was involved in running the regiment through daily drills and instructions, while the U.S. Volunteers were waiting for their orders to travel to Cuba during the negotiations with Spain to end the war. On October 24, 1898, the First North Carolina broke camp, and were transferred to Savannah, Georgia, to be stationed with the Seventh U.S. Army Corps outside of the city. On the morning of December 7, 1898, the First North Carolina Regiment broke camp and boarded the troop transport ship Roumania, sailing the next day for Havana, Cuba.
The men of the First North Carolina Regiment arrived in Havana on the evening of December 11, 1898. The previous day, December 10, 1898, the native Cubans threw parades from the borough of Marianao to Havana, waiving American and Cuban flags, as they celebrated the arrival of the first American troops.
The First North Carolina Regiment would have encountered these celebrations after they had begun in Havana upon disembarking from the transport ship. The men were transported on the Mariano (or Marianao) Railroad to Camp Columbia, the U.S. military camp, at Buena Vista Station, seven miles outside of Havana. The First North Carolina was present for the ceremony of the raising of the American flag over Morro Castle in Havana, Cuba, on January 1, 1899, upon the leaving of the Spanish troops from the country.
The First North Carolina Regiment remained in the country until March 18, 1899, when they sailed for Savannah, Georgia. The First North Carolina arrived in Savannah on March 28, 1899, and were mustered out of service on April 22, 1899.
During his service in Cuba, Butler, in addition to his normal duties, served as a Summary Court Martial Officer and was president of the General Court Martial Board of the Seventh U. S. Army Corps. After serving in the Spanish-American War, George Butler would always be addressed as "Major" for the rest of his life. Following the war, Butler returned to his law practice in Clinton, North Carolina.
George E. Butler married Eva Boykin Lee on January 8, 1902, in Sampson County, North Carolina. The couple had three sons — Algernon, Edwin, and Mossette — and one daughter — Frances. In addition to his law practice, during this period George Butler became a trustee of the University of North Carolina, and served as a director of the Bank of Clinton. He also continued his interest in politics, being elected to the North Carolina State House of Representatives in 1905 as a Republican.
Following his term in the state house, George Butler resumed his law practice, while continuing his active involvement in Republican politics as a candidate for various offices and as a state Republican Party executive. The offices Butler sought during the years after his term in the State House included the following: State Attorney General; Superior Court Judge; and Supreme Court Judge in 1924. Butler also ran for the Republican nomination to the U. S. Senate in 1930, and was the Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from the Third District (North Carolina) twice. He was unsuccessful in all of these races. Butler continued to be an active member of the Republican State Executive Committee for North Carolina, and served as a delegate to several Republican National Conventions from the state. At the time of his death, Butler was a member of the Committee to Revise the North Carolina State Constitution.
George Butler was also very involved in civic life. He was twice president of the Sampson County Agricultural Society, and was the first president of the Sampson County Chamber of Commerce. Butler also served as commander of the North Carolina Home Guard during World War I, and was a member of the Ports and Terminals Commission under Governor Morrison from 1921 to 1925. He was head of the state organization of the Rotary Club, and was a chairman of the Executive Committee of the North Carolina State Bar Association.
Likely harkening back to his days as a principal, George Butler held a special interest in public education in North Carolina. He advocated local taxation for public schools, consolidated school districts, raising standards for county superintendents, and equal educational opportunity for all children in the state. In 1916, Butler published a book titled The Croatan Indians of Sampson County, North Carolina: Their Origin and Racial Status. A Plea for Separate Schools. The book is now controversial for its conclusions over racial issues related to American Indians within the state, and corresponds with the national controversy in present-day historical scholarship over American Indian schools run by state or local officials between the 1910s and 1930s.
George E. Butler died in Clinton, NC, on May 1, 1941, and was buried in Springvale Cemetery in the same city.
You can learn more about Butler's service in the Spanish-American War by checkout out his photograph collection, George E. Butler Photographs (SPAM 1) in the Military Collection at the State Archives of North Carolina, available for viewing online in the State Archives' Flickr page here.
Resources
Much of the information in this biography was taken from the following sources:
Biographical Information note in the finding aid for the Geo. E. Butler Papers, #4402, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Information also was taken from the book Roster of the North Carolina volunteers in the Spanish-American war, 1898–1899 (1900) by the North Carolina Adjutant General's Department
"Wiley Butler" entry, The Heritage of Sampson County, North Carolina (Vol. 1), Oscar M. Bizzell, ed.
George E. Butler Photographs, SPAM 1, Spanish-American War Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
https://medium.com/nc-stories-of-service/george-e-butler-nc-spanish-american-war-major-fa0412168e84
George Edwin Butler was born on June 5, 1868, in the community of Salemburg in Sampson County, NC, to Wiley and Romelia Ferrill Butler. George's father was a farmer, and the family had six children raised on the farm. George Butler attended Salem High School. He went on to study in college at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill from 1887 to 1889. Butler returned to Sampson County, and served as the principal of Salem High School for three years.
In 1893, Butler returned to UNC-Chapel Hill to study law. After finishing law school, George Butler returned home to become the co-superintendent of public instruction for Sampson County, NC. He would also set up a law practice in Clinton, NC, that later became known as Butler & Butler (present-day Butler & Butler, L.L.P.). George's older brothers Marion Butler was a U.S. Senator from North Carolina, serving between 1895 and 1901, and was the national chairman of the Populist Party that influenced the results of the 1896 U.S. Presidential election. Likely inspired by his brother, George Butler ran successfully for a seat in the North Carolina State Senate in 1897.
However, due to the United States involvement in the Spanish-American War in 1898, Butler had to put his political aspirations on hold when he volunteered for military duty in Cuba during the war. Butler was commissioned a major, serving in the First North Carolina Regiment of the U.S. Volunteers. The First North Carolina Regiment was ordered from Raleigh, North Carolina, to Jacksonville, Florida, in May 1898 to be stationed before being sent to Cuba.
The regiment left Raleigh, North Carolina, on May 22, 1898, in three sections aboard the Southern Railway. While the train carrying the regiment was seven miles south of Savannah, Georgia, a section of the troop transport train containing Major Butler's command of the First North Carolina collided with a freight train. One man was killed, and seven men were severely injured in the crash.
The First North Carolina Regiment arrived in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 23, 1898, where the regiment pitched camp two miles from the city. Butler was involved in running the regiment through daily drills and instructions, while the U.S. Volunteers were waiting for their orders to travel to Cuba during the negotiations with Spain to end the war. On October 24, 1898, the First North Carolina broke camp, and were transferred to Savannah, Georgia, to be stationed with the Seventh U.S. Army Corps outside of the city. On the morning of December 7, 1898, the First North Carolina Regiment broke camp and boarded the troop transport ship Roumania, sailing the next day for Havana, Cuba.
The men of the First North Carolina Regiment arrived in Havana on the evening of December 11, 1898. The previous day, December 10, 1898, the native Cubans threw parades from the borough of Marianao to Havana, waiving American and Cuban flags, as they celebrated the arrival of the first American troops.
The First North Carolina Regiment would have encountered these celebrations after they had begun in Havana upon disembarking from the transport ship. The men were transported on the Mariano (or Marianao) Railroad to Camp Columbia, the U.S. military camp, at Buena Vista Station, seven miles outside of Havana. The First North Carolina was present for the ceremony of the raising of the American flag over Morro Castle in Havana, Cuba, on January 1, 1899, upon the leaving of the Spanish troops from the country.
The First North Carolina Regiment remained in the country until March 18, 1899, when they sailed for Savannah, Georgia. The First North Carolina arrived in Savannah on March 28, 1899, and were mustered out of service on April 22, 1899.
During his service in Cuba, Butler, in addition to his normal duties, served as a Summary Court Martial Officer and was president of the General Court Martial Board of the Seventh U. S. Army Corps. After serving in the Spanish-American War, George Butler would always be addressed as "Major" for the rest of his life. Following the war, Butler returned to his law practice in Clinton, North Carolina.
George E. Butler married Eva Boykin Lee on January 8, 1902, in Sampson County, North Carolina. The couple had three sons — Algernon, Edwin, and Mossette — and one daughter — Frances. In addition to his law practice, during this period George Butler became a trustee of the University of North Carolina, and served as a director of the Bank of Clinton. He also continued his interest in politics, being elected to the North Carolina State House of Representatives in 1905 as a Republican.
Following his term in the state house, George Butler resumed his law practice, while continuing his active involvement in Republican politics as a candidate for various offices and as a state Republican Party executive. The offices Butler sought during the years after his term in the State House included the following: State Attorney General; Superior Court Judge; and Supreme Court Judge in 1924. Butler also ran for the Republican nomination to the U. S. Senate in 1930, and was the Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from the Third District (North Carolina) twice. He was unsuccessful in all of these races. Butler continued to be an active member of the Republican State Executive Committee for North Carolina, and served as a delegate to several Republican National Conventions from the state. At the time of his death, Butler was a member of the Committee to Revise the North Carolina State Constitution.
George Butler was also very involved in civic life. He was twice president of the Sampson County Agricultural Society, and was the first president of the Sampson County Chamber of Commerce. Butler also served as commander of the North Carolina Home Guard during World War I, and was a member of the Ports and Terminals Commission under Governor Morrison from 1921 to 1925. He was head of the state organization of the Rotary Club, and was a chairman of the Executive Committee of the North Carolina State Bar Association.
Likely harkening back to his days as a principal, George Butler held a special interest in public education in North Carolina. He advocated local taxation for public schools, consolidated school districts, raising standards for county superintendents, and equal educational opportunity for all children in the state. In 1916, Butler published a book titled The Croatan Indians of Sampson County, North Carolina: Their Origin and Racial Status. A Plea for Separate Schools. The book is now controversial for its conclusions over racial issues related to American Indians within the state, and corresponds with the national controversy in present-day historical scholarship over American Indian schools run by state or local officials between the 1910s and 1930s.
George E. Butler died in Clinton, NC, on May 1, 1941, and was buried in Springvale Cemetery in the same city.
You can learn more about Butler's service in the Spanish-American War by checkout out his photograph collection, George E. Butler Photographs (SPAM 1) in the Military Collection at the State Archives of North Carolina, available for viewing online in the State Archives' Flickr page here.
Resources
Much of the information in this biography was taken from the following sources:
Biographical Information note in the finding aid for the Geo. E. Butler Papers, #4402, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Information also was taken from the book Roster of the North Carolina volunteers in the Spanish-American war, 1898–1899 (1900) by the North Carolina Adjutant General's Department
"Wiley Butler" entry, The Heritage of Sampson County, North Carolina (Vol. 1), Oscar M. Bizzell, ed.
George E. Butler Photographs, SPAM 1, Spanish-American War Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
https://medium.com/nc-stories-of-service/george-e-butler-nc-spanish-american-war-major-fa0412168e84
By Matthew M. Peek, Military Collection Archivist, State Archives of North Carolina
George Edwin Butler was born on June 5, 1868, in the community of Salemburg in Sampson County, NC, to Wiley and Romelia Ferrill Butler. George's father was a farmer, and the family had six children raised on the farm. George Butler attended Salem High School. He went on to study in college at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill from 1887 to 1889. Butler returned to Sampson County, and served as the principal of Salem High School for three years.
In 1893, Butler returned to UNC-Chapel Hill to study law. After finishing law school, George Butler returned home to become the co-superintendent of public instruction for Sampson County, NC. He would also set up a law practice in Clinton, NC, that later became known as Butler & Butler (present-day Butler & Butler, L.L.P.). George's older brothers Marion Butler was a U.S. Senator from North Carolina, serving between 1895 and 1901, and was the national chairman of the Populist Party that influenced the results of the 1896 U.S. Presidential election. Likely inspired by his brother, George Butler ran successfully for a seat in the North Carolina State Senate in 1897.
However, due to the United States involvement in the Spanish-American War in 1898, Butler had to put his political aspirations on hold when he volunteered for military duty in Cuba during the war. Butler was commissioned a major, serving in the First North Carolina Regiment of the U.S. Volunteers. The First North Carolina Regiment was ordered from Raleigh, North Carolina, to Jacksonville, Florida, in May 1898 to be stationed before being sent to Cuba.
The regiment left Raleigh, North Carolina, on May 22, 1898, in three sections aboard the Southern Railway. While the train carrying the regiment was seven miles south of Savannah, Georgia, a section of the troop transport train containing Major Butler's command of the First North Carolina collided with a freight train. One man was killed, and seven men were severely injured in the crash.
The First North Carolina Regiment arrived in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 23, 1898, where the regiment pitched camp two miles from the city. Butler was involved in running the regiment through daily drills and instructions, while the U.S. Volunteers were waiting for their orders to travel to Cuba during the negotiations with Spain to end the war. On October 24, 1898, the First North Carolina broke camp, and were transferred to Savannah, Georgia, to be stationed with the Seventh U.S. Army Corps outside of the city. On the morning of December 7, 1898, the First North Carolina Regiment broke camp and boarded the troop transport ship Roumania, sailing the next day for Havana, Cuba.
The men of the First North Carolina Regiment arrived in Havana on the evening of December 11, 1898. The previous day, December 10, 1898, the native Cubans threw parades from the borough of Marianao to Havana, waiving American and Cuban flags, as they celebrated the arrival of the first American troops.
The First North Carolina Regiment would have encountered these celebrations after they had begun in Havana upon disembarking from the transport ship. The men were transported on the Mariano (or Marianao) Railroad to Camp Columbia, the U.S. military camp, at Buena Vista Station, seven miles outside of Havana. The First North Carolina was present for the ceremony of the raising of the American flag over Morro Castle in Havana, Cuba, on January 1, 1899, upon the leaving of the Spanish troops from the country.
The First North Carolina Regiment remained in the country until March 18, 1899, when they sailed for Savannah, Georgia. The First North Carolina arrived in Savannah on March 28, 1899, and were mustered out of service on April 22, 1899.
During his service in Cuba, Butler, in addition to his normal duties, served as a Summary Court Martial Officer and was president of the General Court Martial Board of the Seventh U. S. Army Corps. After serving in the Spanish-American War, George Butler would always be addressed as "Major" for the rest of his life. Following the war, Butler returned to his law practice in Clinton, North Carolina.
George E. Butler married Eva Boykin Lee on January 8, 1902, in Sampson County, North Carolina. The couple had three sons — Algernon, Edwin, and Mossette — and one daughter — Frances. In addition to his law practice, during this period George Butler became a trustee of the University of North Carolina, and served as a director of the Bank of Clinton. He also continued his interest in politics, being elected to the North Carolina State House of Representatives in 1905 as a Republican.
Following his term in the state house, George Butler resumed his law practice, while continuing his active involvement in Republican politics as a candidate for various offices and as a state Republican Party executive. The offices Butler sought during the years after his term in the State House included the following: State Attorney General; Superior Court Judge; and Supreme Court Judge in 1924. Butler also ran for the Republican nomination to the U. S. Senate in 1930, and was the Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from the Third District (North Carolina) twice. He was unsuccessful in all of these races. Butler continued to be an active member of the Republican State Executive Committee for North Carolina, and served as a delegate to several Republican National Conventions from the state. At the time of his death, Butler was a member of the Committee to Revise the North Carolina State Constitution.
George Butler was also very involved in civic life. He was twice president of the Sampson County Agricultural Society, and was the first president of the Sampson County Chamber of Commerce. Butler also served as commander of the North Carolina Home Guard during World War I, and was a member of the Ports and Terminals Commission under Governor Morrison from 1921 to 1925. He was head of the state organization of the Rotary Club, and was a chairman of the Executive Committee of the North Carolina State Bar Association.
Likely harkening back to his days as a principal, George Butler held a special interest in public education in North Carolina. He advocated local taxation for public schools, consolidated school districts, raising standards for county superintendents, and equal educational opportunity for all children in the state. In 1916, Butler published a book titled The Croatan Indians of Sampson County, North Carolina: Their Origin and Racial Status. A Plea for Separate Schools. The book is now controversial for its conclusions over racial issues related to American Indians within the state, and corresponds with the national controversy in present-day historical scholarship over American Indian schools run by state or local officials between the 1910s and 1930s.
George E. Butler died in Clinton, NC, on May 1, 1941, and was buried in Springvale Cemetery in the same city.
You can learn more about Butler's service in the Spanish-American War by checkout out his photograph collection, George E. Butler Photographs (SPAM 1) in the Military Collection at the State Archives of North Carolina, available for viewing online in the State Archives' Flickr page here.
Resources
Much of the information in this biography was taken from the following sources:
Biographical Information note in the finding aid for the Geo. E. Butler Papers, #4402, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Information also was taken from the book Roster of the North Carolina volunteers in the Spanish-American war, 1898–1899 (1900) by the North Carolina Adjutant General's Department
"Wiley Butler" entry, The Heritage of Sampson County, North Carolina (Vol. 1), Oscar M. Bizzell, ed.
George E. Butler Photographs, SPAM 1, Spanish-American War Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
https://medium.com/nc-stories-of-service/george-e-butler-nc-spanish-american-war-major-fa0412168e84
George Edwin Butler was born on June 5, 1868, in the community of Salemburg in Sampson County, NC, to Wiley and Romelia Ferrill Butler. George's father was a farmer, and the family had six children raised on the farm. George Butler attended Salem High School. He went on to study in college at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill from 1887 to 1889. Butler returned to Sampson County, and served as the principal of Salem High School for three years.
In 1893, Butler returned to UNC-Chapel Hill to study law. After finishing law school, George Butler returned home to become the co-superintendent of public instruction for Sampson County, NC. He would also set up a law practice in Clinton, NC, that later became known as Butler & Butler (present-day Butler & Butler, L.L.P.). George's older brothers Marion Butler was a U.S. Senator from North Carolina, serving between 1895 and 1901, and was the national chairman of the Populist Party that influenced the results of the 1896 U.S. Presidential election. Likely inspired by his brother, George Butler ran successfully for a seat in the North Carolina State Senate in 1897.
However, due to the United States involvement in the Spanish-American War in 1898, Butler had to put his political aspirations on hold when he volunteered for military duty in Cuba during the war. Butler was commissioned a major, serving in the First North Carolina Regiment of the U.S. Volunteers. The First North Carolina Regiment was ordered from Raleigh, North Carolina, to Jacksonville, Florida, in May 1898 to be stationed before being sent to Cuba.
The regiment left Raleigh, North Carolina, on May 22, 1898, in three sections aboard the Southern Railway. While the train carrying the regiment was seven miles south of Savannah, Georgia, a section of the troop transport train containing Major Butler's command of the First North Carolina collided with a freight train. One man was killed, and seven men were severely injured in the crash.
The First North Carolina Regiment arrived in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 23, 1898, where the regiment pitched camp two miles from the city. Butler was involved in running the regiment through daily drills and instructions, while the U.S. Volunteers were waiting for their orders to travel to Cuba during the negotiations with Spain to end the war. On October 24, 1898, the First North Carolina broke camp, and were transferred to Savannah, Georgia, to be stationed with the Seventh U.S. Army Corps outside of the city. On the morning of December 7, 1898, the First North Carolina Regiment broke camp and boarded the troop transport ship Roumania, sailing the next day for Havana, Cuba.
The men of the First North Carolina Regiment arrived in Havana on the evening of December 11, 1898. The previous day, December 10, 1898, the native Cubans threw parades from the borough of Marianao to Havana, waiving American and Cuban flags, as they celebrated the arrival of the first American troops.
The First North Carolina Regiment would have encountered these celebrations after they had begun in Havana upon disembarking from the transport ship. The men were transported on the Mariano (or Marianao) Railroad to Camp Columbia, the U.S. military camp, at Buena Vista Station, seven miles outside of Havana. The First North Carolina was present for the ceremony of the raising of the American flag over Morro Castle in Havana, Cuba, on January 1, 1899, upon the leaving of the Spanish troops from the country.
The First North Carolina Regiment remained in the country until March 18, 1899, when they sailed for Savannah, Georgia. The First North Carolina arrived in Savannah on March 28, 1899, and were mustered out of service on April 22, 1899.
During his service in Cuba, Butler, in addition to his normal duties, served as a Summary Court Martial Officer and was president of the General Court Martial Board of the Seventh U. S. Army Corps. After serving in the Spanish-American War, George Butler would always be addressed as "Major" for the rest of his life. Following the war, Butler returned to his law practice in Clinton, North Carolina.
George E. Butler married Eva Boykin Lee on January 8, 1902, in Sampson County, North Carolina. The couple had three sons — Algernon, Edwin, and Mossette — and one daughter — Frances. In addition to his law practice, during this period George Butler became a trustee of the University of North Carolina, and served as a director of the Bank of Clinton. He also continued his interest in politics, being elected to the North Carolina State House of Representatives in 1905 as a Republican.
Following his term in the state house, George Butler resumed his law practice, while continuing his active involvement in Republican politics as a candidate for various offices and as a state Republican Party executive. The offices Butler sought during the years after his term in the State House included the following: State Attorney General; Superior Court Judge; and Supreme Court Judge in 1924. Butler also ran for the Republican nomination to the U. S. Senate in 1930, and was the Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from the Third District (North Carolina) twice. He was unsuccessful in all of these races. Butler continued to be an active member of the Republican State Executive Committee for North Carolina, and served as a delegate to several Republican National Conventions from the state. At the time of his death, Butler was a member of the Committee to Revise the North Carolina State Constitution.
George Butler was also very involved in civic life. He was twice president of the Sampson County Agricultural Society, and was the first president of the Sampson County Chamber of Commerce. Butler also served as commander of the North Carolina Home Guard during World War I, and was a member of the Ports and Terminals Commission under Governor Morrison from 1921 to 1925. He was head of the state organization of the Rotary Club, and was a chairman of the Executive Committee of the North Carolina State Bar Association.
Likely harkening back to his days as a principal, George Butler held a special interest in public education in North Carolina. He advocated local taxation for public schools, consolidated school districts, raising standards for county superintendents, and equal educational opportunity for all children in the state. In 1916, Butler published a book titled The Croatan Indians of Sampson County, North Carolina: Their Origin and Racial Status. A Plea for Separate Schools. The book is now controversial for its conclusions over racial issues related to American Indians within the state, and corresponds with the national controversy in present-day historical scholarship over American Indian schools run by state or local officials between the 1910s and 1930s.
George E. Butler died in Clinton, NC, on May 1, 1941, and was buried in Springvale Cemetery in the same city.
You can learn more about Butler's service in the Spanish-American War by checkout out his photograph collection, George E. Butler Photographs (SPAM 1) in the Military Collection at the State Archives of North Carolina, available for viewing online in the State Archives' Flickr page here.
Resources
Much of the information in this biography was taken from the following sources:
Biographical Information note in the finding aid for the Geo. E. Butler Papers, #4402, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Information also was taken from the book Roster of the North Carolina volunteers in the Spanish-American war, 1898–1899 (1900) by the North Carolina Adjutant General's Department
"Wiley Butler" entry, The Heritage of Sampson County, North Carolina (Vol. 1), Oscar M. Bizzell, ed.
George E. Butler Photographs, SPAM 1, Spanish-American War Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
https://medium.com/nc-stories-of-service/george-e-butler-nc-spanish-american-war-major-fa0412168e84
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