The city of Butler, Pennsylvania and the General Richard Butler Bridge (located in the city of Butler) are also named for him. A miniature portrait of Richard Butler was painted by "The Painter of The Revolution," Colonel John Trumbull, in 1790 and is in the collection of Yale University. He is also honored in the name of General Richard Butler KYSAAR, Butler County, Kentucky recognized August 20, 2016. A chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution is named for him as well as on in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), the General Richard Butler Chapter, founded in Butler, Pennsylvania. See also Thomas Butler (soldier) Notes References American Revolution Institute 1743 births 1791 deaths American military personnel killed in the Northwest Indian War Continental Army officers from Pennsylvania American people of the Northwest Indian War United States Army generals People of colonial Pennsylvania Irish soldiers in the United States Army Kingdom of Ireland emigrants to the Thirteen Colonies