Record Group 15: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007 Series: Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of the Army and Navy Who Served Mainly in the Civil War and the War With Spain, 1861 - 1934 File Unit: Approved Pension Application File for

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Record Group 15: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007 Series: Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of the Army and Navy Who Served Mainly in the Civil War and the War With Spain, 1861 - 1934 File Unit: Approved Pension Application File for Pattie D Buford, Widow of John Buford, US Vol Regiment (Application No. WC27614)

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Buford, Jr., John, 1826-1863

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Buford was born in Woodford County, Kentucky, but was raised in Rock Island, Illinois, from the age of eight. His father was a prominent Democratic politician in Illinois and a political opponent of Abraham Lincoln. Buford was of English descent. His family had a long military tradition. John Jr.'s grandfather, Simeon Buford, served in the cavalry during the American Revolutionary War under Henry "Lighthorse" Lee, the father of Robert E. Lee. His great-uncle, Colonel Abraham Buford (of the Waxha...