Record Group 109: War Department Collection of Confederate Records, 1825 - 1927 Series: Papers Relating to Citizens, 1861 - 1867 File Unit: Buford, N B - State: Arkansas - Year: 1862
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Buford, Napoleon Bonaparte, 1807-1883
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Buford was the son of John and Nancy Hickman Buford. He was born in Woodford County, Kentucky on his family's plantation, "Rose Hill." At the time of his birth his namesake, Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, was at the height of his power. Buford graduated from West Point in 1827 and served for eight years in the artillery and in 1835 resigned from the service to become an engineer. He thereafter engaged in iron manufacturing and banking at Rock Island, Illinois and became president of ...