General William Orlando Butler

General William Orlando Butler (HMELT)

Location: Carrollton, KY 41008 Carroll County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 40.257', W 85° 9.916'

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— Soldier - Statesman - Lawyer —

Born in Kentucky
April 19, 1791 - August 6, 1880
Transylvania University 1812
War of 1812 - Aide De Camp to Andrew Jackson
River Raisin - Pensacola - New Orleans
Mexican War - Major General of the Volunteers
Commanded 1st Volunteer Division of the Army of Occupation
Hero of the Battle of Monterey - February 18, 1848
Last Commanding General of the American Army - Mexican War
Democratic Congressman from Kentucky - 1839 - 1843
Democratic Vice-President nominee under Lewis Cass - 1848
Poet — Boatman's Horn & Battle of the River Raisin
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Date Added Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 10:08pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 659612 N 4281859
Decimal Degrees38.67095000, -85.16526667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 40.257', W 85° 9.916'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 40' 15.42" N, 85° 9' 54.96" W
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Area Code(s)502
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 84 General Butler Park Rd, Carrollton KY 41008, US
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