West Point in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Major General Daniel Butterfield
Oct 31 1831 Jul 17 1901
| | Medal of Honor | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 27, 2023
1. Major General Daniel Butterfield Memorial
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Antietam Fredericksburg Cassville Spottsylvania Chancellorsville
Yorktown Hanover Court House Mechanicsville Wilderness
Gaines Mills Cold Harbor Peach Orchard Savage Station
Turkey Swamp Glendale Malvern Hill North Anna Second Bull Run
Gettysburg Lookout Mountain Missionary Ridge Chattanooga
Resaca Buzzard's Roost New Market Dallas Kenesaw Mountain
Appomattox
[5th Corps Badge and Army of the Potomac Emblem]
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.
Location. 41° 23.986′ N, 73° 58.051′ W. Memorial is in West Point, New York, in Orange County. It can be reached from Buckner Loop. Monument is in the US Military Academy Cemetery, Section XV. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 329 Washington Road, West Point NY 10996, United States of America.
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Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: George Armstrong Custer (a few steps from this marker); Edmund N. Benchley (within shouting distance of this marker); Captain George J. Godfrey (within shouting distance of this marker); James G. Benton (within shouting distance of this marker); Major Joshua L. Fowler (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph Crain Audenried (within shouting distance of this marker); Alexander McRae (within shouting distance of this marker); Captain Raphael C. Smead (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Point.
Also see . . .
1. Daniel Adams Butterfield. (Submitted on February 22, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Daniel Butterfield's Medal of Honor (Smithsonian Institution).
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 27, 2023
2. Major General Daniel Butterfield Memorial
3. West Point Cemetery Brochure. (Submitted on February 22, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 27, 2023
3. Major General Daniel Butterfield Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 27, 2023
4. Major General Daniel Butterfield Battles
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 27, 2023
5. Major General Daniel Butterfield Battles
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 27, 2023
6. Major General Daniel Butterfield Battles
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 27, 2023
7. Major General Daniel Butterfield Battles
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 27, 2023
8. Maj Gen Daniel Butterfield Memorial Detail
Army of the Potomac Emblem
Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 481 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on February 22, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
