Mary Ann Greenwood Pierce Buford letters to her cousin, 1865-1867.

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Mary Ann Greenwood Pierce Buford letters to her cousin, 1865-1867.

Letters from Mary Ann Buford to an unidentified cousin, concerning family matters and life in the North during the post Civil War years. Mary Ann Buford was the wife of Civil War general, Napoleon Bonaparte Buford.

1 box (.5 linear ft.)

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6383347

Houghton Library

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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 ...