Reprint of an obit for William Butler, Palmyra Township, Lenawee County, Michigan

Copyright © 1998 by Carol Stevens. 

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October 13, 1998

100 YEARS AGO
in The Daily Telegram



Solemn funeral rites took place this morning at the home of 
Mrs. D.A. Clark in the Quaker disTrict, Palmyra Township, 
for Sgt. William Butler of Company E, 3rd U.S. Infantry. He 
had been stationed at Fort Snelling in Minnesota. It was 
the funeral of a brave man, a hero who gave his life for 
his country. He was killed during the recent uprising by 
Chippewa Indians at Bear Lake, Minn. Six U.S. soldiers were 
killed and 11 wounded during the attack on Oct. 5. 


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