Captain Edmond Thomas Butler, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on January 8, 1877 at Wolf Mountain, Montana during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with 5th U.S. Infantry. Butler was 49 years old.
3 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on January 3, 1895, 17 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Butler was born on March 19, 1827 in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. Butler died on August 21, 1895 in Paris, France, at the age of 68. He is buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Omaha, Nebraska.
Butler is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Most distinguished gallantry in action with hostile Indians.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War, American Indian Wars.
Places
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Timeline
- March 19, 1827Born in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland
- January 8, 1877Act of valor — Wolf Mountain, MontanaAge 49. 5th U.S. Infantry
- January 3, 1895Medal of Honor presented
- August 21, 1895Died in Paris, FranceAge 68.
- Resting placeHoly Sepulchre CemeteryOmaha, Nebraska
Biography
Edmund or Edmond Butler (March 19, or September 19, 1827 – August 21, 1895) was a U.S. Army officer who served with the Union Army during the American Civil War and later became a prominent Indian fighter in the Northern Plains, Rocky Mountains and southwest United States in the post-Civil War era. In 1894, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry against the Sioux and Cheyenne at Battle of Wolf Mountain.
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