Maj. Gen. Matthew Calbraith Butler

Maj. Gen. Matthew Calbraith Butler, Confederate States Army, became a major general of U.S. Volunteers in the Spanish-American War—despite having lost his right foot in the battle of Brandy Station, June 9, 1863.
Location: Savannah, GA, USA

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