John Buford

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/John_Buford
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birth_date 1804-03-04
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Buford_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:1st_Cavalry_Division
gptkbp:death_date 1863-12-16
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:fought_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Buford
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:George_Mc_Clellan
gptkbp:known_for Cavalry tactics
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname The Cavalryman
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Kentucky
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_Sedgwick
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkbp:service gptkb:USMA_1821
gptkbp:service_years 1847-1863
gptkbp:spouse Elizabeth Buford
gptkbp:successor gptkb:David_Mc_Murtrie_Gregg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Joint_Committee_on_the_Conduct_of_the_War
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Gettysburg
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4