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Six Weeks in the Saddle by Petruzzi, J. David

The article reports on how Union Army brigadier general John Buford with his troops fought and put down Confederate major general Robert E. Lee's army during the 1863 Gettysburg battle in Pennsylvania. Buford said that at Gettysburg, he and his troops did much service to their country. From the cavalry battle at Brandy Station, Virginia, until Lee's defeated veterans recrossed the Potomac on July 14, 1863, Buford's three brigades suffered just under 1,200 casualties.

 John Buford at Gettsyburg: A Study in Maps by Petruzzi, J. David

The article presents an analysis of the military tactics employed by Union brigadier general John Buford that defeated the Confederate Army in the Gettysburg battle in 1863 in Pennsylvania. Buford's troops continued to fight and have a substantial impact on the battle after the arrival of the infantry. Buford's army tactics at Gettysburg still have relevance in the 21st century. Modern military authorities refer to what Buford did on July 1, 1863, as a covering force action.

John Buford by the book -- by Petruzzi, J. David

This article presents information related to a battle that took place at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863. Arriving on the developing battlefield with lead elements of his Union Army I Corps at Gettysburg around 10 a.m. on July 1,1863, military personnel John Reynolds was led to the grounds of the Lutheran Theological Seminary by an anxious cavalry orderly sent to meet him. Reynolds saw the chief of his cavalry advance, military personnel John Buford, perched in the seminary's cupola with a commanding view of the field. According to Buford's signal officer, military general Aaron Jerome, who was also in the tower, Reynolds called up to the gravelly voiced Kentuckian, "What's the matter, John?"

Buford's valiant stand at Gettysburg. -- by Michael S. Grogen

Presents information on the battle of Gettysburg and how Brigadier General John Buford and his 1st Cavalry Division prevented the Confederate takeover of the town. Background on Buford; Details on the battle; Information on the 1st Calvary Division; Reference to Buford's death in 1863.

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General John Buford -- A Military Biography
Call Number: E467.1.B785 L66 2003

The Devils To Pay, General John Buford
Call Number: E467.1.B78 P55 1995 

GettysBurg -- July 1 
Call Number: E475.53 .M35

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