Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-05-10
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MaJn + Ratts. OF Buttzville, Elk FEEDERS
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aHaJa Butts: of ButtzviiIe, Eek Federss
sgs 0fsiaer md XIX Ex-Congressnsan assSS
4 An old number. of the New York lssa-
phic, back 10 1877, contains this inter-
esting sketch of Major ButtE, one OF
Dakota's distinguished citizens who is
located up in Ransom county la 9 town
of his own called Bul,zyille. Aa the
maiortis always around when y there is d
supreme court in session, and as sis
now due III Yankton, We take, occasion
to spring She record on him by way of
[introdueiion;d oga a0s5notF n'sEa+ sAss'is
Charles w W.iiButtz, rnetnbe of congrsss
/ from lshs second district of South Uaro,
| lima, was bosr at StroudsbuTg, Mnnroa
Ecoanty, Pa, in 1888, His grandfather,
Michael Robert Buttz, represented
Northampton county, Pa, for q namb ber4
l.of years in the legislature OF thai state,
When ChafIes w, was two years old his
parents removed TO The town now called
,Bnttzfi1le Warren coanty, N. j.. where
his Father, John r. Bnttz, engaged in
the business of milling and farmings
He received an academic education, and
| studied lnw with J. Ct. Shipman al, Bel,
yidere, N. j., When the late war broke
ont he was the second man, ina Warren,
county. General Edward II. i Campbeii,s
now OF Tsenton, N, j., being the aarst)
to enlist In the three months servlue.,
| When thaf term expired he assisted In
raising acavalry company for! Hafhn'sl
independent cavalry, afterwards designai
ated the eleventh PennsyIvania' cavalry
| Mr.. Butt1 accepted the position of seq
ond lieutenant. In 1859 he was pro.
/ tnossd TO first hsutenant.4 We fnd by
| the official history OF the ststa OF New,
jersey and the rebellion, by John 7.
Foster, published by authority Of the
state, that Major Buttz has d most ex-
\ eellent military record. In 1858 Shis
| regiment was sent on a scouting expe-
1 dition from Suffolk, Va, to the Blaok- +.
| wasere river. The history referred to
states that dnring this expedition Lieut.
/ Grant Buttz with twenty Eve OF, his
men engaged 800 OF the enemy, and by
q dashing charge succeeded in taking
sixty seven OF the number prisoners and
Eoapturipg rocket battery with good
tsupply of.ammunition.4 The enemy Thus
handsomely routad by the sJerseym
consisted of members of the;second Geor.
gia cavalry and one company OF infantry.
Thirty-two OF the prisoners had severe
woands in the head, Inflicted by the
lsabreH OF the assaiiants, whose loss wss
aIoply one killed and three wonndsd
sFWhile In this department Lieutenant
tBattz was on several occasions detailed
tior service on courts martial aa Judge
ladyoeAte, md for Q harind es ave mont
). was provost nRrshalat Suffelk.! When
ILongstreet besieged that place Lieutenr
apt Buttz acted as Ride-de,camp te
Major Psck,a Qn one occasion, being de.
tailed with q. part of his company fol
special service, he captured forty-eighi
OF the enemy, the exploit reoeivins
favorable mention in General Peck's re-.
port TO the war department..
1 Lieutenans Buttz, upon quitting the
service, commenced the practice OF Law
at Norwalk, where he became prominent
in political movements. He has received
two breyets-one as captain for gallant
and meritorious conduct in capturing
: from the enemy q full rocket battery
and the other as major for gallant and
meritorIous service IN front of Suffolk
: both dating March 18th 1865.
We learn from the official congression
al directory, second edition, forty .fourtt
congress, that Major Butta was wounded
hin 1868, remaining in the hospital fol
pUuc SlLu5s IcbiSMih&A LAD pUbkbAOu Al lit
tarmy through the surgeon generals Of
} fee on account OK impaired health il
4 October, 1863.
I He was delegate from Virginia Il
the national convention that met il
Baltimore in 1864. He took an aotiv,
| part In the support of the restored gsv-
ernment in Virginia at the time Pierre
pont was governor.
. In 1870 he removed to Charleston, 8
TO-, where he was elected solicitor (state'
attorney for the fret Judicial, com.
+ posed of the counties of Charleston AMI
Orangeburs, in October, 1872, for th,
term OF four years. In 1874 he wa
nominated by the republican conyentio,
OF the second congressional district o
: South Carolina for the forty-fifth CON
! gress. The op iosition selected e. w
:, M. Mackey, who received the certificate
OF election. Major Buttz contested hil
t seat before congress-, and on the nine
, teenth day of uIy. 1876, congress turned
Mackey out and declared the seat va
cant, The republican convention agaiI
unanimously nominated Major Buttz al
their candidate, and Of the election
8 held November II, 1876, he was elected
8 to fill the vacancy in the forty fourtl
congress-, receiving 81, 1886 votes agains
l3,026 for M. P. O'Conner, democrat
. AT the same election he was re- e-eIec.eG
3 isolicitor of che first judicial circuit fo
t four years by 5000 majority.
, Major Burtz is modest, unassumine
man, not having as yet made an,
: speeches in congress, but he is hart
! worker, q man of great energy and sci
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