A Tribute to General John Buford

[Propblast6]

It is my opinion that John Buford was the greatest cavalry leader that the United States ever produced. He is not as well-known as George Custer or Jeb Stuart. He was a quiet professional at not one who was looking for renown and glory. It is my opinion that his performance at Gettysburg cost of South to war. Gen. McClellan didn't have the stomach to fight he should have turned the cavalry loose to pursue and destroy. Lives would have been saved in the long run

[MJ0428]

Has anyone read Gun's of the South by Harry Turtledove??? Any opinions on that novel, I thought it was great.

[BGThomasHillhouse]

Great video and history on General Buford.

Thank You!

[rebel2276]

Buford was a great general! Great video!!!

[rebel2276]

Buford was one hell of a general. General Pope promoted him on August 2nd, 1862. Pope rarely gets credit for organizing the Union cavalry. During the the Second Manassas Campaign, Pope had 3 Cav brigades assigned to each Corps. (Buford, Bayard and Beardsley.)

But very rarely did a brigade actually serve with with its assigned corps.

Sigel's Corps--Beardsley

McDowell's Corps--Bayard

Banks Corps---Buford

[greenwoodtea]

I will fight for New Jersey before i fight for anyone--I will take on all Pennsylvannia!!! Delaware is mine--NY Phey!!!! NJ will beat you all!!! Attack !!! Charge!!! We will make NJ aht power in North america---then we will attack Wellington at waterloo and invade London and then we will take Russia and the czar. New jersey will rule the world!!

[GettysburgGhost1863]

OK, you can keep Delaware, and London, and Russia, and whatnot, but my PA is just out of the question. We're just too good.

[Fireburns4ever]

We thank you John Buford for your great actions at 1st day battle at Gettysburg. We honor and salute to you!

[1961Tuber]

Sam Elliot's lines about the South getting into the high ground and how he could see it all happening in his mind, if accurate, would be one of the great tactical moves of the war.

[Robbiesmile]

He was a great general and actor Sam Elliot played the role wonderfully. Thank you for this video.

[Robbiesmile]

He was a great soldier!

[datdarnkid]

If it wasn't for Reynolds's being down in Maryland Buford would have been sunk.

[GettysburgGhost1863]

Maybe, but Buford was a good general. He may have been able to hold.

[Falkerson]

Not for long. Twenty-seven hundred odd cavalrymen and six three inch ordinace rifles (artillery) versus Heth's and Pender's divisions, plus probably Rodes and possibly Early? It'd be a gallant fight but a loss.

I would not want to be the one to report the casualty figures of my division against him, nonetheless, in that fight.

[lectocom]

A great soldier who made a significant contribution to the Union cause at Gettysburg. So sad that he died of wounds and illness so soon after.

[spartanwarrior1]

a good man, a good soldier

[2ndky]

well done pard, keep up the good work

[GettysburgGhost1863]

Thanks. Buford was from Kentucky, wasn't he?

[2ndky]

yes he was. a good soilder. there is a book out about his brother inlaw baise duke. he married his sister i think. i remember reading something about that.

[englundus]

Yes. At the beginning of the war, the State of Kentucky offered him full command of the Kentucky militia. He declined, saying that he served under the Union flag, and that was the flag he would fight, and he would die(if necessary) under. Unlike a lot of southern officers, he probably considered himself an American before Kentuckian the way Robert Lee considered himself Virginian before American.

[galatian5]

Bufford had guts. He was like George Thomas and Solomon Merredith who both joined the US army. Thomas was from Virginia and Merredith was from North Carolina.

[1r1sh52]

One of the 'Saviours of Gettysburg', holding the high ground til reinforcements came. Five months later he was dead.

[aceofhicks]

poor guy

[6657christian]

Very good! Very interesting tribute.