William Butler (1759 – 20 March 1818) was an American militiaman who fought in the Creek War.
Butler was killed near what is now Butler Springs, Alabama, on March 20, 1818, when he and four others travelling from Fort Bibb to Fort Dale were attacked by Creek Indians led by Savannah Jack.
His body and those others killed were found horribly mutilated the next day and were buried in the woods.
[1] Nearly 40 years later, the remains of Captain Butler and his companions were moved to the cemetery at Greenville, Alabama, where a monument stands in their memory.
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