Napoleon Bonaparte Buford
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Napoleon Bonaparte Buford was a Union Army general and the older half-brother of famed cavalry officer John Buford, noted for his service in the Western Theater during the American Civil War.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army general
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedAs | brigadier general of volunteers ⓘ |
| appointmentYear | 1862 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1807-01-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Woodford County, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| command |
Cairo, Illinois garrison
ⓘ
District of East Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1883-03-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| education | United States Military Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Buford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | John Buford Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Napoleon Bonaparte Buford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Napoleon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1827 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Brigadier general ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | service in the Western Theater during the American Civil War ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil engineer
ⓘ
railroad executive ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of the Rock Island Railroad ⓘ |
| preWarOccupation |
civil engineer
ⓘ
iron manufacturer ⓘ railroad executive ⓘ |
| relative | John Buford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceYears |
1827–1835
ⓘ
1861–1865 ⓘ |
| sibling | John Buford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedFor | Rock Island Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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