American general, half-brother of Napoleon B. Buford; born in Kentucky in 1826; died in Washington, DC, on the 16th of December 1863. He was a West Point graduate, served against the Indians on the plains, and at the commencement of the Civil War was assistant inspector-general. In 1862 he entered active service, being on the staff of General Pope in northern Virginia, engaged at Madison Courthouse, the passage of the Rapidan, Kelly’s Ford, Thoroughfare Gap, Manassas, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and many other battles. Just before his death he was assigned from the army of the Potomac to the army of the Cumberland. Buford was an admirable cavalry officer. He died from the effects of exposure and wounds. A massive and lifelike statue of Buford was unveiled in 1896 on the battlefield of Gettysburg.
