Abraham Buford
Abraham Buford (born January 18, 1820 in Woodford County , Kentucky , † June 9, 1884 in Danville , Indiana ) was an officer in the US Army , Brigadier General of the Confederate Army in the Civil War and horse breeder. Two of his cousins, John Buford and Napoleon Bonaparte Buford , were generals of the Northern States .
Life
After college Buford attended the US Military Academy at West Point , New York , which he graduated in 1841 as the 51st of his class. He took part in the American-Mexican War with distinction. After leaving the army in 1854, he devoted himself to horse breeding.
After the outbreak of the civil war, Buford, like his home state, initially remained neutral. After the invasion of Kentucky by the Confederate Mississippi Army under General Braxton Bragg , Abraham Buford entered the Civil War as Brigadier General on September 2, 1862 on the Confederation side. Buford fought in the second Vicksburg campaign . In February 1865 he led a cavalry division in the Cavalry Corps under Nathan Bedford Forrest until his surrender in April 1865.
After the war, Buford continued to run his farm. In addition, he successfully entered the equestrian business and owned several successful racehorses . Because of his notoriety, he was elected to the Kentucky Senate. Financial speculation led to the loss of his farm, whereupon he committed suicide on June 9, 1884. Buford was buried in his family's grave in Lexington , Kentucky.
See also
literature
- Ezra J. Warner: Generals in Gray - Lives of the Confederate Commanders ; Louisiana State University Press; Baton Rouge, LA 1959
- James Spencer: Civil War Generals , Greenwood Press Inc .; Westport, Co 1986
Web links
- Abraham Buford in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Buford, Abraham |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Confederate Brigadier General in the Civil War |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1820 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Woodford County , Kentucky |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 9, 1884 |
| Place of death | Danville , Indiana |