Robert served the Union in the Civil War with four of his brothers as privates in Company B, 11th Tennessee Calvary. They were all captured during the battle at Wyerman’s Mill, Virginia on February 22, 1864. Of approxi-mately 500 Union forces, including Co B, 11th TN Calvary, there were 13 deaths and wounded and approximately 256 captured. This capture of half their forces was one of the most devastating Union losses during the War. All five Butler brothers were imprisoned, paroled and sent to Hospital No. 1 in Annapolis. Robert's brother John died in the hospital on April 15, 1864, nine days after his brother Henry, who was also ill from disease. Robert's youngest brother, William, enlisted with the Confederacy and served in Co. C, 60th Regiment Georgia Infantry. He was taken prisoner and given the opportunity to sign an allegiance to the Union and then served a few months in the Unon Navy until the war was over. This was not uncommon near the end of the war as both the Union and Confederacy no longer had the space or means to provide for prisoners.
Robert served the Union in the Civil War with four of his brothers as privates in Company B, 11th Tennessee Calvary. They were all captured during the battle at Wyerman’s Mill, Virginia on February 22, 1864. Of approxi-mately 500 Union forces, including Co B, 11th TN Calvary, there were 13 deaths and wounded and approximately 256 captured. This capture of half their forces was one of the most devastating Union losses during the War. All five Butler brothers were imprisoned, paroled and sent to Hospital No. 1 in Annapolis. Robert's brother John died in the hospital on April 15, 1864, nine days after his brother Henry, who was also ill from disease. Robert's youngest brother, William, enlisted with the Confederacy and served in Co. C, 60th Regiment Georgia Infantry. He was taken prisoner and given the opportunity to sign an allegiance to the Union and then served a few months in the Unon Navy until the war was over. This was not uncommon near the end of the war as both the Union and Confederacy no longer had the space or means to provide for prisoners.
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