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Peter Butternut

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03131.15.009 Author/Creator: Place Written: Michigan Type: Poem Date: 1890 Pagination: 4 p. : Order a Copy

One poem about Peter Butternut. "My Name is Peter Butternut, I live in Tennessee, a man of wealth and consequence, at least I used to be." "Butternut" was a name given to confederate soldiers describing the colour of their uniforms.

Wells, Hiram C., 1825-1899

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