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June 30, 1863. General Buford arrives at Gettysburg. Saw Confederate General Harry Heth's brigade come into and then leave town in the twilight of that evening. There's even a story that one of Heth's officers waved at Gen Buford and his men as they left. Buford decides that this is where the fight will be made, and sets his division with that in mind. See you tomorrow for Day 1. #johnbuford #civilwar #Gettysburg https://www.instagram.com/p/CfbW6dLODCl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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July 1, 1863 First Day of the Battle of Gettysburg. Gen John Buford's delaying action, following a somewhat chance encounter with Harry Heth's Confederate Division of Hill's Corps the day before, affords the Union time to bring up the the 1st Corps of the Army of the Potomac, led by Gen John Reynolds who was offered Meade's job after Hooker's resignation, but turned it down to stay in the field. Buford understood Lee would be there in force first thing in the morning and set his troops to make the fight until support could get there. My favorite Reynolds line (from both the Shaara novel and Gettysburg movie) is when he looks at Buford upon his arrival on the field, slaps him on the shoulder and says "Now, let's go surprise Harry Heth." Unfortunately, not long after his arrival, Reynold's is killed, while in command of the field, leading, by then, the "left wing of the Army of the Potomac" which included the I, III, XI Corps, his final words uttered to the 2nd Wisconsin regiment whom he was placing on the field, "Forward men! For God's sake men forward!" Buford's action, and Reynold's ratifying of said action by engaging his 1st Corp, chooses the location for the Battle of Gettysburg for Meade. So ends Day 1. Tune in tomorrow, for my favorite story of the Gettysburg campaign, Chamberlain and the 20th Maine. First photo: Sam Elliot as Gen Buford from the 1993 movie Gettysburg. Second photo: painting of General Buford Third photo: John Reynolds statue at the Pennsylvania monument on the Gettysburg battlefield. #gettysburg #johnbuford #samelliot #johnreynolds #civilwar @addressinggettysburg @gburglife https://www.instagram.com/p/CQyCYHhpyMD/?utm_medium=tumblr

June 30, 1863. Buford arrives in Gettysburg. #gettysburg #civilwar #johnbuford @addressinggettysburg @gburglife https://www.instagram.com/p/CQv5X5oJyZH/?utm_medium=tumblr

John Buford, Jr. (March 4, 1826 – December 16, 1863) was a United States Army cavalry officer. He fought for the Union as a brigadier general during the American Civil War. Buford is best known for having played a major role in the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg on July 1, 1863, by obtaining the 'high ground' while in command of a division. Buford graduated from West Point in 1848. Buford remained loyal to the United States at the beginning of the Civil War, despite having been born in the divided border state of Kentucky. He fought during the war against the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia as part of the Army of the Potomac. His first command was a cavalry brigade under Major General John Pope, and he distinguished himself at Second Bull Run in August 1862, where he was wounded, and also saw action at Antietam in September and Stoneman's Raid in spring 1863. ✳️🌟✳️🌟✳️🌟✳️🌟✳️ https://www.amazon.com/John-Buford-notebook-journal-diary/dp/B085RNP49T/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=lucanus+buford&qid=1595092260&sr=8-3 ✳️🌟✳️🌟✳️🌟✳️🌟✳️ #johnbuford #bufordjr #buford #Lucanus #famous #People #notebook #blankbook #journal #diary #goodreads https://www.instagram.com/p/CCypk6Eg_-C/?igshid=7j57bsjfkp5p

#HardcoreHistory: July 1, 1863 First Day of the Battle of Gettysburg. Gen John Buford's delaying action, following a somewhat chance encounter with Harry Heth's Confederate Division of Hill's Corps the day before, affords the Union time to bring up the the 1st Corps of the Army of the Potomac, led by Gen John Reynolds who was offered Meade's job after Hooker's resignation, but turned it down to stay in the field. Buford understood Lee would be there in force first thing in the morning and set his troops to make the fight until support could get there. Not long after his arrival, Reynold's is killed, while in command of the field, leading, by then, the "left wing of the Army of the Potomac" which included the I, III, XI Corps, his final words utter to the 2nd Wisconsin regiment whom he was placing on the field, "Forward men! For God's sake men forward!" Buford's action, and Reynold's ratifying of said action by engaging his 1st Corp, chooses the location for the Battle of Gettysburg for Meade. So ends Day 1. Tune in tomorrow, for my favorite story of the Gettysburg campaign, Chamberlain and the 20th Maine. First photo: painting of General Buford Second photo: Sam Elliot as Gen Buford from the 1993 movie Gettysburg. Third photo: John Reynolds statue at the Pennsylvania monument on the Gettysburg battlefield. #gettysburg #johnbuford #samelliot #johnreynolds #civilwar @addressinggettysburg @gburglife https://www.instagram.com/p/CCGPjg4JaLe/?igshid=1ngqvrjth6cg6

July 30, 1863. Buford arrives in Gettysburg. #gettysburg #civilwar #johnbuford @addressinggettysburg @gburglife https://www.instagram.com/p/CCDojncpUcl/?igshid=1t4sqek1a1gn6

Shortly after this, I placed my command on our extreme left, to watch and fight the enemy should he make another attack, and went to Cemetary Hill for observation. —John Buford