Butler enlisted in Co. I of the 3rd Arkansas Infantry as a private on August 12, 1862 in Richmond, VA, a company in which 3 of his brothers were already serving. He was appointed the regiment chaplain in January 1863. He was reported as a "prisoner behind enemy lines" when he was left with the regiment's wounded at Gettysburg, PA in early July, 1863. He was sent first to Baltimore and then to Fort Norfolk in Norfolk, VA, on June 30, 1863. On August 10, 1863 he was sent back to Baltimore to the prison camp at Fort McHenry. He is listed as "turned over to Major Mulford" on October 5, 1863, indicating he was being exchanged; Major Mulford was the assistant agent of exchange for the Union Army. He returned to his regiment and was paroled on April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA.
After the war, Butler moved to Los Angeles County, CA, where he was a minister until his death on Feb. 5, 1891.
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