| TO THE MEMORY OF ARCHIBALD WILLINGHAM BUTT MAJOR U.S. ARMY MILITARY AIDE TO THE PRESIDENT 1908 TO 1912 SON OF JOSHUA WILLINGHAM & PAMELA ROBERTSON BUTT BORN SEPTEMBER 26, 1865 IN AUGUSTA GA LOST AT SEA APRIL 15, 1912 WHEN THE STEAMSHIP TITANIC WITH 1500 SOULS ABOARD SANK IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS JOHN XV 13 |
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| A DEVOTED SON AND BROTHER, AN EFFICIENT OFFICER, A LOYAL FRIEND, WHO IN DEATH, AS IN LIFE, SERVED FAITHFULLY GOD AND HUMANITY. THIS STONE IS ERECTED BY HIS BROTHERS TO MARK AS SACRED THE SPOT HE HAD CHOSEN AS HIS FINAL RESTING PLACE. |
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| [ inscriptions at base of cenotaph ] Note: A cenotaph is a monument erected in honor of a someone whose remains lie elsewhere. The word is derived from the Greek and literally means “empty tomb”. |
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| View of the cenotaph from Porter Drive in Arlington National Cemetery. |
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| Inscriptions on the front and back base of monument. | |||
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Location of the Archibald Butt Cenotaph
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA The cenotaph is located in Section 3, near Grid Q-18, above Porter Drive, and is readily accessible from Miles Drive atop the hill. |
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