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Excellent CDV of Union Cavalry General & Gettysburg hero John Buford. Anthony, NY b/m. Wear as shown on the photographs.

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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