Heroes of The Civil War: Simon Bolivar Buckner
by Her’s the next article in the series.
Having lived from 1823 to 1914, Buckner was a confederate general who was one of the lucky few for whom the Civil War seemed but an interval in his long life. Kentucky born and a West point graduate, he had given many years of service to the military and then to his state before the war broke out. Personally opposed to slavery and secession, he worked to keep Kentucky neutral, but when Federal troops moved in, he offered his services to the Confederacy.
By September of 1861 he was in command of the Confederate army in Kentucky, and by February, having left to surrender Fort Donelson, he was taken prisoner, not to be exchanged until August. Therefore, he participated in numerous battles—at Munfordville, Perryville, and Chickamauga—and by late 1864 he was a corps commander in the Trans-Mississippi Department and saw little action.
After Lee surrendered, Buckner followed his example and quickly surrendered, and he had little liking for Jefferson Davis. Buckner spent many years as the editor of the Loiusville Courier, and governor of Kentucky. He also ran for vice-president in 1890 on the ticket of the gold-standard Democrats. Buckner had the unique distinction of being the only man who served as a pallbearer at the funeral of Ulysses S. Grant, who was an old West Point friend. He also had a son who became a general in World War 11.
Other articles in my Civil War series.
Heroes of The Civil War: Charles Francis Adams
Heroes of The Civil War: Turner Ashby
Heroes of The Civil War: Edward Dickinson Baker
Heroes of The Civil War: Clara Barton
Heroes of The Civil War: Edward Bates
Heroes of The Civil War: Pierre Gustave Toulant Beauregard
Heroes of The Civil War: Judah Philip Benjamin
Heroes of The Civil War: Belle Boyd
Heroes of The Civil War: Matthew Brady
Heroes of The Civil War: Braxton Bragg
Heroes of The Civil War: John Cabell Breckenridge
Heroes of The Civil War: John Brown
Heroes of The Civil War: James Buchanan
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Post CommentBruce Officer
On November 4, 2011 at 2:58 pm
Never heard of him. But what interests me is his name. Simon Bolivar was a South American revolutionary leader who was central in ousting the Spanish from their South and Central American empire in the 1820s. It surely must say something about the politics of Buckner’s parents that they named him after a revolutionary.
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On November 5, 2011 at 1:46 am
A very well thought and researched article. Very informative
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On November 6, 2011 at 6:40 pm
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