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 1760 - 1838 (77 years)
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| Name |
Patrick Butler |
| Birth |
03 Mar 1760 |
Hanover County, Virginia  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
1838 |
Flatwoods/Fortsonia, Elberty County, Georgia |
| Person ID |
I188 |
Georgia Revolutionary War Graves |
| Last Modified |
18 Feb 2012 |
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| Headstones |
 | Butler, Patrick
GPS: North 34 deg 1 min 35 seconds – West 82 deg 45 min 15 seconds. |
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| Notes |
- Biography: Patrick then enlisted in service as a subfor William Allgood under Capt James Anderson and Lt. John Clay reg of Col. Nelson. Patrick entered service under Capt. Richard Swepson in July, 1780, and joined his company at Mecklenburg Court House.
He marched to Hillsborough, N.C., and joined the regiment of Col. Cleveland under General Gates. He served as a guard to Gen. Gates for two or three weeks on Deep River in South Carolina. He then marched to Camden and on the night of August 15, 1780, he was in the battle called Gates' Defeat. He then went back to Hillsborough and on the way was taken prisoner twice by Tories
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| Sources |
- [S17] Arnold, Ross & Burnham, Hank, Georgia Revolutionary Soldiers & Sailors, Patriots & Pioneers, (New Papyrus Co., Inc., 548 Cedar Creek Drive, Athens, GA 30605).
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