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N(apoleon) B(onaparte) Buford.

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N(apoleon) B(onaparte) Buford.
Of Ky. Union Maj. Gen. Prof. of philosophy at West Point, engineer, Pres. of Rock Island and Peoria R.R., bankrupted when Southern bonds defaulted at outbreak of war. Commanded "Flotilla Brigade" during Battle of Island No. 10; in command of Cairo, Ill., fighting at Belmont and Columbus, Ky., Fort Pillow, and Corinth. Headed District of East Arkansas. Half-brother of Gettysburg hero Gen. John Buford, and cousin of Confederate Gen. Abraham Buford. In mid-brown on Dutch blue, "...Brig. Genl., U.S. Vols." Light toning, else fine.