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JOHN BUFORD
Buford, John, major-general, was born in Woodford county,
Ky. March 4, 1826, a half brother of Gen. Napoleon Bonaparte
Buford. He served as lieutenant in the 1st dragoons in the
expedition against the Sioux, in 1855; at Bluewater, Kan., in
1856-57; in Utah in 1857-58, and in 1861 was promoted major
and attached to the corps of the inspector-general. For a few
months in 1862 he was on the staff of Gen. Pope in the Army of
Virginia, and on July 27, 1862, was promoted to the rank of
brigadier-general, commanding a brigade of cavalry in Gen.
Hooker's army during the North Virginia campaign. He took
part in the engagement at Madison Court House, Aug. 9, pursued
Gen. Jackson's army across the Rapidan Aug. 12, was present at
Kelly's ford, Thoroughfare gap, and Manassas, and was wounded
at the last named battle. He was chief of cavalry during the
Maryland campaigns being present at South mountain, Sept. 14,
and at Antietam, Sept. 17, acting in that battle on Gen.
McClellan's staff. In Dec., 1862, he commanded the reserve
cavalry under Stoneman and did gallant service at
Fredericksburg on the 13th of the month. He was also present
at Stoneman's raid, May, 1863, and Beverly ford, June 9, 1863,
and as chief of the cavalry division of the Army of the
Potomac was present at all the principal engagements,
including Gettysburg, where he began the attack, Wolf's hill,
and Round Top, and the pursuit of the enemy to Warrenton. He
played a conspicuous part at Culpeper, and in driving the
Confederates across the Rapidan, when he was obliged to cut
his way through the enemy to rejoin the army. He was assigned
to the command of the cavalry of the Army of the Cumberland,
in 1863, and on July 1, of that year was commissioned major-
general of volunteers. He died in Washington, D. C., Dec. 16,
1863.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 8
