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52 - My Story of the Civil War and the Under-Ground Railroad by Marvin Benjamin Butler · My Story of the Civil War and the Under-Ground Railroad

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  Speaker 1: Chapter fifty one of My Story of the Civil War
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  Speaker 1: and the Underground Railroad by Marvin Benjamin Butler. This LibriVox
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  Speaker 1: recording is in the public domain. Marvin B. Butler, Chapter
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  Speaker 1: fifty one was born in Grandell, of Vermont February fifteenth,
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  Speaker 1: eighteen thirty four. He was one of the five children
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  Speaker 1: of Daniel and Mary Butler. His father and two brothers,
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  Speaker 1: Jesse and Lauren, and their families came from Vermont and
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  Speaker 1: settled in Salem Township, Steuben County, Indiana, on the farm
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  Speaker 1: now owned by John B. Parcel when the deceased was
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  Speaker 1: four years old. He acquired his education in the then
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  Speaker 1: Salem and Orland schools and taught school for several years.
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  Speaker 1: Mister Butler enlisted at Salem's Center in August eighteen sixty
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  Speaker 1: one in company a forty fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry and
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  Speaker 1: was assigned to Crittenden's command and promoted to first lieutenant,
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  Speaker 1: and took part in the battles of Fort Donaldson, Perryville,
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  Speaker 1: Stone River, and many other skirmishes during the Buell Campaign.
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  Speaker 1: From exposure at Fort Donaldson, his health failed and he
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  Speaker 1: was furloughed home sick with typhoid fever and remained until
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  Speaker 1: recovered when he returned to his regiment at Battle Creek, Tennessee,
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  Speaker 1: and suffered a relapse later of typhoid pneumonia, and was
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  Speaker 1: nursed back to health by his brother Henry at the
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  Speaker 1: Spence Hospital in Murphysboro, Tennessee, where he was honorably discharged
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  Speaker 1: from service May two, eighteen sixty three. Mister Butler served
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  Speaker 1: the people of Steuben County faithfully and well for eight
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  Speaker 1: years as recorder, four years as Auditor, and a term
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  Speaker 1: in the legislature, and in all of his public life,
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  Speaker 1: was courteous and conscientious in the discharge of his official duties.
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  Speaker 1: He was united in marriage at Angola, Indiana, March twenty fourth,
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  Speaker 1: eighteen sixty four, to Miss Harriet Fuller. To this union
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  Speaker 1: were born three sons, Albert, Benjamin and Harry. Albert died
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  Speaker 1: in infancy and Harry January third, eighteen ninety nine. His
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  Speaker 1: entire life, with the exception of a few years, was
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  Speaker 1: spent in Salem Township. His wife died at their home
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  Speaker 1: in Salem Center January two, nineteen oh one. Religiously, he
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  Speaker 1: was a Presbyterian from early manhood, a member of the
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  Speaker 1: North Salem Church, and his life has been a living
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  Speaker 1: example of the faith he professed. In his death, the
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  Speaker 1: son loses a loving, indulgent father, the community a sturdy
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  Speaker 1: pioneer and an exemplary citizen, and the church a strong
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  Speaker 1: and faithful pillar. During the last four years of his life,
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  Speaker 1: he compiled a book entitled Quote, My Story of the
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  Speaker 1: Civil War and Underground Railroad, which is now being published.
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  Speaker 1: He had been in failing health for several months and
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  Speaker 1: it was his wish to be taken to the Soldier's
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  Speaker 1: Home Hospital at Marion, Indiana, for treatment, where he died
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  Speaker 1: June seventeenth, nineteen fourteen, aged eighty years, four months and
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  Speaker 1: two days. He leaves to mourn his departure one sister,
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  Speaker 1: Missus Susan Bell, one son, three grandchildren, and a wide
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  Speaker 1: circle of relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at
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  Speaker 1: the m E Church in Salem Sunday, June twenty first,
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  Speaker 1: nineteen fourteen, Reverend John Humphries of Angola officiating, assist by
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  Speaker 1: Reverend E. C. Mason of Huntington. The above obituary is
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  Speaker 1: copied from the Angola Republican of July first, nineteen fourteen.
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  Speaker 1: The end end of chapter fifty one and end of
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  Speaker 1: My Story of the Civil War and the Underground Railroad
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  Speaker 1: by Marvin Benjamin Butler