U.S.D.
1812
THE SPIRIT OF 1812 AWARD APPLICATION
Candidate
Stuart Lee
Butler
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City Orange,Virginia
Name and title of person submitting application Sharon Kay Towler Steo, Chainnan, Spirit of 1812.
Address 862 Crow Mountain Road,
Stanardsville, Virginia 22973-3230
Phone 434-985-4230
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Candidate Information
Name of candidate or
organization Stuart Lee Butler
Include one letter of recommendation from a non-member.
Describe the focus of the work done by the candidate or organization in support of the preservation
of the history of the War of 1812, Include the time period this occurred in and the accomplishments. At1ach paper as necessary. Mail application to: Lea Martin, Spirit of 1812 Award, Chairman National, 212 Delta Drive; MandeviUe, LA 70448-7562 Please enclose a check for $24.00 made payable to Lea Martin for the medaL If the award application is not approved, the check will be returned. To:
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Lea Martin, Spirit of 1812 Award, Chairman National
The Madisons of Montpelier Chapter
Candidate for Spirit of 1812 Award
September 22, 2012
The Madisons of Montpelier Chapter, United States Daughter of 1812 is pleased to nominate
Stuart Lee Butler as our candidate for the prestigious Spirit of 1812 Award.
Mr. Butler is an archivist-historian and former assistant branch chief of the Military Archives
Branch at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C., where he specialized
in early American military records. He attended Florida State University and Florida Atlantic
University, and holds a M.A. degree in American History.
A Guide to Virginia Militia Units in the War 0/1812, second edition, revised and expanded by
Stuart Butler was published in 2011. The book focuses on identifying the militia units raised in Virginia
during the conflict of the War of 1812 and is divided into three main parts.
Part I describes the organization 0/ the Virginia militia, i.e., its regiments, battalions, and companies, and explains in what manner it was called up during the war. Part II provides a brie/ history 0/ events during the War 0/1812 in Virginia, and describes the militia's operations in de/ending the Commonwealth. Part III, the largest section, lists the companies raised in each county by name 0/ company or detachment commanders. * (From A Guide to Virginio Militio Units in the War of 1812, Introduction, page xiii)
Mr. Butler is the author of Virginia Soldiers in the U.S. Army, 1800-1815 (Athens, 1987), A
Guide to Virginia Militia Units in the War 0/1812 (Athens, 1988), and Real Patriots and Heroic
Soldiers: Gen. Joel Leftwich and the Virginia Brigade in the War 0/1812, (Westminster, 2008).
Mr. Butler has been a contributor to the Dictionary of Virginia Biography, and is a current
member of the Citizens Advisory Council for the Virginia War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission.
It is with pride that we nominate Stuart Lee Butler as our candidate for The Spirit of 1812 Award.
cS=~;\~~~ The Madisons of Montpelier, Chairman, Spirit of 1812 Award
Phone: 434-985-4230
E-mail: [email protected]
Home address: 862 Crow Mountain Road, Stanardsville, VA 22973-3230
wife ,;oruty of tJ:tt Bar of 1812
ltirginia
September 18; 2012
Subject: Recommendation for Stuart Lee Butler to receive the Spirit of 1812 Award issued by
the U. S. Daughters of 1812 Society
I very highly recommend him for this award. He is undoubtedly the most qualified person in
Virginia to receive it. There is little question that he has greater knowledge about the war in Vir­
ginia than any other person and he has forged ahead in this bicentennial period in providing this
information to the public.
Some of the things he has accomplished are:
As a member of the Advisory Council to Virginia's Bicentennial Commission he has provid­
ed the wording and references for the majority of the Commission's twenty five historical
road signs that are being erected during the bicentennial. These were readily accepted by
V-DOT as he is the authority on all the encounters that took place in Virginia during the
War
He was the guest speaker at the dedication of a Virginia Historical Road sign for General Joel
Leftwich on March 14, 2011. He was the one that formulated the wording for the sign.
He publishes a revised guide to Virginia militia units during the war period in August 2011.
This guide is absolutely essential to any person that is trying to accurately determine if
their ancestor is a militia veteran of the War in Virginia.
He has had two separate articles published in 2012 in the Richmond Times newspaper about
the war in Virginia.
He was guest speaker at the James Monroe Birthplace Ceremony in Westrnoreland County in
April 2012 where he spoke about President James Monroe's involvement in the War. He
was again the guest speaker at the James Monroe Birthday ceremony conducted at the
Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond where he spoke again about President Monroe's in­
volvement in the War.
He has presented several presentations to county historical societies during years 2011 and
2012. The last was conducted at Barboursville in Orange County on July 29, 2012 where
he talked about War of 1812 Virginia Governor, James Barbour.
He was the guest speaker at the War of 1812 Society's annual conference in Fredericksburg
on June 16,2012 where he talked about the Declaration of War document.
He has given several presentations as guest speaker at the Virginia State Society of the U.S.
Daughters of 1812 chapter meetings
He has been compiling the two volume publication Defending the Old Dominion: Virginia
and its Militia in the War of 1812. I have been privy to a draft of this publication and it is
absolutely outstanding. This should be published in the very near future.
In summary then, I highly recommend him for the award.
Myron E. Lyman, Sf. Past President, War of 1812 Society in Virginia