Frank G. Butterfield
First Lieutenant Frank G. Butterfield was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Butterfield received the countrys highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action at Salem Heights, Virginia onMay 1863. He was honored with the award onMay 1891.
Butterfield was born onMay 1842 in Vermont and was pursuing law at the Middlebury College before the outbreak of the war. He enlisted into the 6th Vermont Infantry onOctober 1861 at Middlebury. He earned the Medal of Honor for his actions at Salem Heights onMay 1863. He was later promoted to LieutenantColonel on command of his regiment onOctober 1864.
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