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GEN Abraham Buford

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GEN Abraham Buford

Birth
Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
Death
9 Jun 1884 (aged 64)
Danville, Hendricks County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
Plot
Section P, Lot 57
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Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. Graduated West Point in 1841. Veteran of the Mexican War. Appointed Brigadier General on September 2, 1862. General Buford took part in the Vicksburg campaign, and later assigned to General Nathan Beford Forrest Calvary corps until Forrest's surrender in Gainesville, Alabama on May 9, 1865. He served a term in the Kentucky legislature after the war.
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. Graduated West Point in 1841. Veteran of the Mexican War. Appointed Brigadier General on September 2, 1862. General Buford took part in the Vicksburg campaign, and later assigned to General Nathan Beford Forrest Calvary corps until Forrest's surrender in Gainesville, Alabama on May 9, 1865. He served a term in the Kentucky legislature after the war.

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  • Added: May 25, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9507/abraham-buford: accessed ), memorial page for GEN Abraham Buford (18 Jan 1820–9 Jun 1884), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9507, citing The Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.