John Buford
| Description: |
Born in Woodford County, Kentucky, John Buford graduated from West Point in 1847. In 1861, at the beginning of the war he was a captain with the Second Cavalry; he was promoted several times and by 1863 achieved the rank of major general. He played a key role in the opening of the Battle of Gettysburg. He died of typhoid on 16 December 1863. 0000.0542 |
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| Created By: |
Brady's National Photographic Portait Galleries |
| Publisher: |
Digital Image 2011 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
| Source: |
http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/dc008/id/748 |
| Collection: |
Civil War Materials |
| Copyright: |
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| Subjects: |
Generals--United States--Portraits United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Portraits Buford, John, 1826-1863 |
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