Edward Butler (soldier)

For others with this name, see Edward Butler (disambiguation).

Edward Butler
Allegiance	United States of America
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1778–1783, 1791–1803
Rank	Captain
Commands	Adjutant General of the U.S. Army Inspector General of the U.S. Army
Battles / wars	American Revolutionary War Battle of Stony Point Siege of Yorktown Battle of Green Spring Northwest Indian War Battle of the Wabash Battle of Fallen Timbers
Relations	Richard Butler (brother)

Edward Butler (March 20, 1762 – May 6, 1803) was an officer in the United States Army who served as acting Adjutant General and acting Inspector General of the U.S. Army from 1793 to 1794 and from 1796 to 1797.

See also

• List of Adjutant Generals of the U.S. Army
• List of Inspectors General of the U.S. Army

References

• Heitman, Francis B. (1903). Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army, Volume 1. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. pp. 37–38, 269.
• Lytle, Richard M. (2004). Soldiers of America's First Army, 1791. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. pp. 274–275. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthor= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
• Green, Thomas Marshall (1889). Historic Families of Kentucky. Cincinnati, Ohio: Robert Clarke & Co. p. 262. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
• Rodenbough, Theophilus F. (1896). The Army of the United States. New York City: Maynard, Merrill & Co. pp. 5 & 23. Retrieved 2009-06-07. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
• "Military History of Edward Butler". Pennsylvania Cincinnati Military History. The State Society of the Cincinnati of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2009-06-07.