Frank G. Butterfield facts for kids
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Frank G. Butterfield
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| Born | May 11, 1842 Rockingham, Vermont |
| Died | January 6, 1916 (aged 73) Derby Line, Vermont |
| Buried |
Saxtons River Cemetery, Saxtons River, Vermont
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| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/ |
 United States Army |
| Rank | First Lieutenant |
| Unit |  6th Regiment Vermont Volunteer Infantry - Company C |
| Awards |  Medal of Honor |
First Lieutenant Frank G. Butterfield (May 11, 1842 to January 6, 1916) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Butterfield received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action at Salem Heights, Virginia on May 4, 1863. He was honored with the award on May 4, 1891.
Biography
Butterfield was born on May 11, 1842 in Rockingham, Vermont and was pursuing law at the Middlebury College before the outbreak of the war. He enlisted into the 6th Vermont Infantry on October 4, 1861 at Middlebury. He earned the Medal of Honor for his actions at Salem Heights on May 4, 1863. He was later promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel on command of his regiment on October 21, 1864.
Following the war he was a merchant operating on the Saxtons River and subsequently returned to school to complete his law qualifications. In 1880 and 1881 he was in charge of the tenth Vermont census, he led investigations into alleged census fraud in South Carolina and also assisted with the tenth Washington census. He then transferred to the Bureau of Pensions in 1882 and became chief of the special examination division in 1890. He resigned from public office in 1888 to pursue private business.
Butterfield died on January 6, 1916 at the age of 73 and would be buried in the Saxtons River Cemetery in Saxtons River, Vermont.
