Major General Daniel Adams Butterfield

1831 - 1901  (69 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Daniel Adams Butterfield
  Title	Major General
  Born	31 Oct 1831	Utica, Oneida, New York
  Gender	Male
  Biographical Information	Jul 1862
  	General Butterfield worked with his brigade bugler to modify the Army's "lights out" call which was a French call known as "Tatoo". He called the new call "Taps". Later in the was it was used to replace the traditional rifle salute at funerals so that the gun shots would not be taken as enemy fire. It was officially recognized as "lights out" by the United States Army in 1874. It became a standard component to U.S. military funerals in 1891. In 1901 when he died it was played at General Butterfield's funeral. Years later Horace Lorenzo Trim would compose the lyrics.
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  		Taps. Run time 1 minute 18 seconds. U.S. Army photo, U.S. Army bugler plays taps at the 1st Annual Remembrance Ceremony in Dedication to Fallen Military Medical Personnel at Arlington National Cemetery, March 11, 2009.
  Census	1900
  		1900 Butterfield. 1900 US census, Cold Springs, Putnam, New York, enumeration district 50, Family Number 465, Butterfield.
  Military Service	Civil War, Union Army
  	In a series of six major battles known as the "Seven Days Battles", at Gaines' Mill on the Chickahominy River, in Hanover County, Virginia on June 27, 1862, he was wounded but demonstrated bravery that was eventually recognized in 1892, with the Medal of Honor. The reason given on orders for the award reads: "Seized the colors of the 83d Pennsylvania Volunteers at a critical moment and, under a galling fire of the enemy, encouraged the depleted ranks to renewed exertion."
  		Medal of Honor. This is the Army version of the Civil War era Medal of Honor.
  		Maj Gen Daniel Adams Butterfield. Maj Gen Daniel Adams Butterfield.
  Died	17 Jul 1901	Cold Spring, Putnam, New York
  		General Butterfield Obituary The Free Press, Easton, Pennsylvania, Thursday, July 18, 1901 page 1.
  Buried	United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange, New York, United States
  		Daniel Adams Butterfield Headstone. Daniel Adams Butterfield Headstone.
  		Daniel Adams Butterfield Headstone 2. Daniel Adams Butterfield Headstone 2.
  Siblings	7 siblings
  1. Elizabeth Livingston Butterfield,   b. 7 Nov 1822,   d. 14 Mar 1893, Utica, Oneida, New York
  2. Theodore Faxton Butterfield,   b. 2 Jun 1826, Berne, Albany, New York ,   d. 21 Feb 1891
  3. John Butterfield, Jr,   b. 20 Aug 1827, Utica, Oneida, New York ,   d. 9 Mar 1909, Utica, Oneida, New York
  4. Delia M Butterfield,   b. Abt 1833, New York
  5. Charles Ebert Butterfield,   b. 5 May 1836, Utica, Oneida, New York ,   d. 17 Nov 1872, Utica, Oneida, New York
  6. Harriet L Butterfield,   b. Abt 1839, New York
  7. Eliza Butterfield,   b. Abt 1843, New York
  Person ID	I15768	Nagel
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	John Warren Butterfield,   b. 1801, Berne, Albany, New York ,   d. 14 Nov 1869, Utica, Oneida, New York  (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Malinda Harriet Baker,   b. 23 Oct 1799, New York ,   d. 20 Aug 1883, Utica, Oneida, New York  (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	1822
  Family ID	F5322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Julia Lorrilard Safford James,   b. Nov 1830, New York ,   d. Aug 1913  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Married	21 Sep 1886	London, Middlesex, England
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2017
  Family ID	F9506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 31 Oct 1831 - Utica, Oneida, New York Married - 21 Sep 1886 - London, Middlesex, England Died - 17 Jul 1901 - Cold Spring, Putnam, New York Buried - - United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange, New York, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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  Gen Butterfield letter. Gen Butterfield letter.