General John Buford:
Name BUFORD, John aka "Old Steadfast"
Born March 4 1826, Woodford Cty KY
Died December 16 1863, Washington DC
Pre-War Profession Graduated West Point 1848, frontier duty, Utah expedition.
War Service
Captain, 2nd Dragoons (since March 9, 1854);
Captain, 2nd Cavalry (change of designation August 3, 1861);
*Major and Assistant Adjutant General (November 12, 1861);
Brigadier general, USV (July 27, 1862);
Commanding Cavalry Brigade, 2nd Corps, Army of Virginia (July 27 - September 12, 1862);
Commanding Reserve Brigade, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac (February 12 - May 22, 1863);
Commanding the division (May 22-27, June 9 - August 15, and September 15-November 21, 1863); Commanded 1st Divn/Cavalry Corps in Gettysburg campaign, held Heth's advance before Gettysburg,
*Major general, USV (to rank from July 1, 1863-given December 16th, 1863.
General Buford later served through the Bristoe Campaign, but just before the commencement of the Mine Run Campaign he was struck down by typhoid and had to relinquish his command on November 21, 1863.
NOTES:
* Staff assignment with General Pope.*December 16, 1863, promoted on his death bed to the rank of Major General Regular Army, having to be assisted by Captain A. J. Alexander in signing the document and as a witness; held in the arms of Captain Myles Keogh, died of typhoid fever at General Stoneman's home in Washington, DC; moments after he received his promotion. Stanton withholding the promotion due until he (Stanton) was certain that General Buford would not recover. Back dated the promotion to July 1st, 1963. (First day of the Battle of Gettysburg).
One of the unsung heroes of Gettysburg. Half-brother of US General Napoleon Bonaparte Buford. Cousin of CS General Abraham Buford; Ranked: USMA 16th in 1848 (U.S Military Academy aka West Point. Wounded in the knee, during withdrawal from Second Bull Run/Manassas; Buried at West Point. Favorite horse: Silver Eagle and served as a Caparisoned Horse--General Stoneman leading. [In Military Funerals, the 'riderless horse' is correctly termed "Caparisoned Horse." The riderless horse, in full formal attire, with the boots of the rider reversed in the stirrups; is a statement that 'The Rider will never ride again."]
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Library of Congress - National Archives - West Point [United States Military Academy.] notes on General John (Jno)Buford - Union/US Cavalry:
John Buford to Ambrose Burnside, August 12, 1863. The papers of George Hay Stuart, collection 913, manuscript division, Library of Congress. The circumstances underlying this letter provide another fascinating view of the deep schisms in Kentucky resulting from the Civil War. John Buford was married to a woman whose maiden name was Duke. Her first cousin was Col. Basil Duke, of Morgan's Raiders, then incarcerated in the Ohio Penitentiary. Buford was writing to General Bunside, commander of the Department of the Ohio, to seek permission for his mother-in-law to visit Duke at the prison to facilitate settlement of the estate of Buford's father-in-law, who was Colonel Duke's uncle. The author does not know whether the requested permission was granted.
Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, December 16, 1863, United States Military Academy. manuscript collection.
See Buford's oath of office, dated December 16. 1863. Micro- film M1064, Letters received by the Commissions Branch of the Adjutant General's Office, 1863-1870, roll 9, file no. Bi 115 CB 1863, National Archives.
See letter to Edwin M. Stanton, December 16, 1863, written for Buford by Capt. A. J. Alexander. Microfilm M1064, Letters received by the Commissions Branch of the Adjutant General's Office, 1863-1870, roll 9, file no. B1115 CB 1863, National Archives
John Buford's service record; see Buford's commission as a major general. Microfilm Ml 064, Letters received by the Commissions Branch of the Adjutant General's Office, 1863-1870, roll 9, file no. B 15 CB 1863, National Archives.
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Name BUFORD, John aka "Old Steadfast"
Born March 4 1826, Woodford Cty KY
Died December 16 1863, Washington DC
Pre-War Profession Graduated West Point 1848, frontier duty, Utah expedition.
War Service
Captain, 2nd Dragoons (since March 9, 1854);
Captain, 2nd Cavalry (change of designation August 3, 1861);
*Major and Assistant Adjutant General (November 12, 1861);
Brigadier general, USV (July 27, 1862);
Commanding Cavalry Brigade, 2nd Corps, Army of Virginia (July 27 - September 12, 1862);
Commanding Reserve Brigade, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac (February 12 - May 22, 1863);
Commanding the division (May 22-27, June 9 - August 15, and September 15-November 21, 1863); Commanded 1st Divn/Cavalry Corps in Gettysburg campaign, held Heth's advance before Gettysburg,
*Major general, USV (to rank from July 1, 1863-given December 16th, 1863.
General Buford later served through the Bristoe Campaign, but just before the commencement of the Mine Run Campaign he was struck down by typhoid and had to relinquish his command on November 21, 1863.
NOTES:
* Staff assignment with General Pope.*December 16, 1863, promoted on his death bed to the rank of Major General Regular Army, having to be assisted by Captain A. J. Alexander in signing the document and as a witness; held in the arms of Captain Myles Keogh, died of typhoid fever at General Stoneman's home in Washington, DC; moments after he received his promotion. Stanton withholding the promotion due until he (Stanton) was certain that General Buford would not recover. Back dated the promotion to July 1st, 1963. (First day of the Battle of Gettysburg).
One of the unsung heroes of Gettysburg. Half-brother of US General Napoleon Bonaparte Buford. Cousin of CS General Abraham Buford; Ranked: USMA 16th in 1848 (U.S Military Academy aka West Point. Wounded in the knee, during withdrawal from Second Bull Run/Manassas; Buried at West Point. Favorite horse: Silver Eagle and served as a Caparisoned Horse--General Stoneman leading. [In Military Funerals, the 'riderless horse' is correctly termed "Caparisoned Horse." The riderless horse, in full formal attire, with the boots of the rider reversed in the stirrups; is a statement that 'The Rider will never ride again."]
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Library of Congress - National Archives - West Point [United States Military Academy.] notes on General John (Jno)Buford - Union/US Cavalry:
John Buford to Ambrose Burnside, August 12, 1863. The papers of George Hay Stuart, collection 913, manuscript division, Library of Congress. The circumstances underlying this letter provide another fascinating view of the deep schisms in Kentucky resulting from the Civil War. John Buford was married to a woman whose maiden name was Duke. Her first cousin was Col. Basil Duke, of Morgan's Raiders, then incarcerated in the Ohio Penitentiary. Buford was writing to General Bunside, commander of the Department of the Ohio, to seek permission for his mother-in-law to visit Duke at the prison to facilitate settlement of the estate of Buford's father-in-law, who was Colonel Duke's uncle. The author does not know whether the requested permission was granted.
Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, December 16, 1863, United States Military Academy. manuscript collection.
See Buford's oath of office, dated December 16. 1863. Micro- film M1064, Letters received by the Commissions Branch of the Adjutant General's Office, 1863-1870, roll 9, file no. Bi 115 CB 1863, National Archives.
See letter to Edwin M. Stanton, December 16, 1863, written for Buford by Capt. A. J. Alexander. Microfilm M1064, Letters received by the Commissions Branch of the Adjutant General's Office, 1863-1870, roll 9, file no. B1115 CB 1863, National Archives
John Buford's service record; see Buford's commission as a major general. Microfilm Ml 064, Letters received by the Commissions Branch of the Adjutant General's Office, 1863-1870, roll 9, file no. B 15 CB 1863, National Archives.
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