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SIMON BOLIVAR BUCKNER

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SIMON BOLIVAR BUCKNER
<p><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>SIMON BOLIVAR BUCKNER </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:windowtext'>(1823-1914). Confederate lieutenant general; Mexican War veteran. Though he refused commissions from both sides and worked for the neutrality of Kentucky, he decided in favor of the CSA when Kentucky was invaded by the North. Buckner was a lifelong friend of Grant from their West Point days and was pallbearer at his funeral. Boldly penned signature, “<i>S. B. Buckner</i>” on card, 3½"x2". Mounting stains on recto edges, not affecting signature; o/w VG. With brief printed biography.</span></p>