BUTTERFIELD, DANIEL (1831-1900, American sol dier, was born in Utica, New York. He graduated at Union college in 1849 and when the Civil War broke out he became colonel of the I2th New York militia regiment. On May 14, 1861 he was transferred to the regular army as a lieutenant-colonel, and in Sep tember was made a brigadier-general U.S. volunteers. He served in Virginia in and in the Peninsular campaign of 1862; took part in the campaign of second Bull Run (Aug. 1862), became major-general U.S. volunteers, and in July 1863 Colonel U.S. army. After Gen. Hooker succeeded Burnside, Butterfield was appointed chief of staff, army of the Potomac, and served in the Chancellors ville and Gettysburg campaigns. He was sent as chief of staff to Hooker, with the NI. and XII. corps to Tennessee, and took part in the battle of Chattanooga (1863), and the Atlanta campaign of the following year. His services were recognized by the brevets of brigadier-general and major-general in the regular army. He resigned in 1870 to engage in civil and commercial pursuits. In 1862 he wrote a manual of Camp and Outpost Duty (1862). He died at Cold Spring, N.Y., on July 17, 1901.
A Biographical Memorial, by his widow, was published in 1904.