Madison County Military

Veteran's Name: Butcher, Isaac N		Father:
Residence:		Father's nativity:
Occupation: Bakery		Mother:
Date of birth: 27 May 1840		Mother's nativity:
Place of birth: Indiana		Wife:
Date of death: 29 Dec 1917		2nd wife:
Place of death: Iowa Soldier's Home, Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa (Age 84) Note - age at death inconsistent with birth & death dates.		3rd wife:
Place of burial: Iowa Soldier's Home Cemetery, Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa
Cause of death:		Children

War record
Rank: Private	Company: B		Regiment: 12th
State: Indiana		Organization: Infantry
Enlistment date: Mustered in 15 May 1861
Enlistment age:		Residence: Howard County, Indiana
Mustered out: 19 May 1862. Service one year.
Discharged:
Transfers:
GAR membership
Post name: Pitzer		Date joined: 25 Aug 1881
Post No.: 55 (S)		Age at joining:
Place: Winterset		Transfers:

Sources: Report Adjt Gen Ind: Butcher, Isaac N; Post 55 Desc Book: age 41 in 1881; G.A.R. Muster Roll, 1889 ed: born May 27, 1840 -/ Graves Reg: Butcher, Isaac N/ Ex-Soldiers in Iowa in 1886:Butcher-Res. Irwing/

Notes: Another source (original records of Post 55) shows "Butcher, John Marion" as being a charter member of Post 55 but all other records including this one show "Butcher, Isaac N" and Isaac's induction date is on the day that Post 55 was chartered.