- Samuel Butts
Captain Samuel Butts (
November 24 ,1777 –January 27 ,1814 ) was a militia officer in theCreek War .Butts was born at his family’s farm in
Southampton, Virginia . His descendents included many veterans of theAmerican Revolutionary War . The Butts family moved to Sparta, Georgia when Samuel was young.As an adult, Butts moved to
Monticello, Georgia and became a businessman. In 1813, Butts joined the local militia of Jasper County as a private in order to fight in theWar of 1812 . He was quickly made captain of his unit, and they fought under the command of General John Floyd in battles at Autossee, Tallasee and Camp Defiance. OnJanuary 27 ,1814 , Butts was killed inAlabama at the battle of Calabee (also referred to as Chillabee in some references).In 1825, the
Georgia General Assembly namedButts County, Georgia in honor of Captain Butts. A Georgia chapter of theSons of the American Revolution is named after him as well.References
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William J. Northen , " [http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC57622016&id=Rg8ZD0XhkRMC&pg=RA11-PA175&lpg=RA11-PA175&dq=Samuel+Butts#PRA11-PA174,M1 Men of Mark in Georgia] ", A. B. Caldwell, 1912, pp.174-177.
* [http://www.georgiasocietysar.org/gassar_016.php?filename=chapGA18 Capt. Samuel Butts Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution]
* [http://buttscounty.georgia.gov/03/home/0,2230,8637590,00.html;jsessionid=CC451C945BB81E23F3F198F23912EE95 Georgia.gov profile of Butts County]
* [http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2302 New Georgia Encyclopedia entry for Butts County, Georgia]External links
* [http://www.hsgng.org/pages/nightatt.htm Thomas G. Rodgers, "Night Attack at Calabee Creek"]
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