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Hiram Anderson Butler
Roadmaster
Western and Atlantic Railroad
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Biography
Hiram A. Butler began his career with the Western and Atlantic Railroad as a water boy at Noonday Fill near Brushy Mountain, Marietta. He advanced through the ranks and served as roadmaster for nearly 50 years.
He purportedly played a small role in the Great Locomotive Chase (or Andrews Raid) of 1862.
He retired from the railroad in 1904.