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Abraham Buford II

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Confederate Army general (1820-1884)

United StatesLived 1820 to 1884 · aged 64
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Abraham "Abe" Buford II was an American soldier, Confederate brigadier general, and landowner. After serving in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War, Buford joined the Confederate States Army in 1862 and served as a cavalry general in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.

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A relief of Brigadier General Abraham Buford by Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson at Vicksburg National Military Park.A relief of Brigadier General Abraham Buford by Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson at Vicksburg National Military Park.

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Abraham "Abe" Buford II was an American soldier, Confederate brigadier general, and landowner. After serving in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War, Buford joined the Confederate States Army in 1862 and served as a cavalry general in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. After the war, he retired to his native Kentucky and became a thoroughbred horse breeder.

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Lived 1820 to 1884 · aged 64
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