Surry Man Now General, 1918

“Rise of a Surry Man,” from the editorial page of The Mount Airy News, Oct. 17, 1918. Henry Wolfe Butner was born in Pinnacle to Francis Augustine and Sarah Wolfe Butner. He was a West Point graduate.

Captain W.H. Butner of Surry county was in the service of the country at the beginning of this war with the rank of Captain. Later he was advanced to the rank of Colonel and now he has been give the place of Brigadier General. For some time he has been commanding a brigade in the first army commanded by General Liggitt. General Butner is now and has been for some time engaged in the thick of the fighting that is going on in France.