Title
Grave of James A. B. Butterfield
Subject
Cemeteries
Sepulchral monuments
Butterfield, James A. B., 1836-1865
Illinois--Oregon
American Civil War (1861-1865)
Soldiers
Veterans
Sultana (Steamboat)
Description
The grave of James A. B. Butterfield stands in Riverside Cemetery at Oregon, Illinois. Butterfield served as a corporal in the Second Illinois Cavalry and died on May 6, 1865, from injures suffered at the explosion of the SS Sultana, the largest maritime disaster in American history.
On verso: "To a Fallen Patriot. James A. B. Butterfield Perished on the Sultana May 6, 1865 aged 30 years, 9 months, 23 days[.]"
On verso: "To a Fallen Patriot. James A. B. Butterfield Perished on the Sultana May 6, 1865 aged 30 years, 9 months, 23 days[.]"
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
n.d.
Language
eng
Identifier
403675
Butterfield Collection
Original Format
photographic print
b&w
1
Physical Dimensions
11 x 9 cm