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John Buford Jr. (March 4, 1826 – December 16, 1863) was a United States Army cavalry officer. He fought for the Union during the American Civil War, rising to the rank of major general. Buford is best known for his actions in the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg on July 1, 1863, by identifying Cemetery Hill and Cemetery Ridge as high ground that…
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TTTA extracted 171 structured relationships around John Buford. Examples in this analysis include John Buford → Allegiance → United States and John Buford → Allegiance → Union. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Buford | Allegiance | United States | 1.00 | infobox |
| John Buford | Allegiance | Union | 1.00 | infobox |
| John Buford | Born | John Buford Jr. (1826-03-04)March 4, 1826 Woodford County, Kentucky | 1.00 | infobox |
| John Buford | Branch | United States Army | 1.00 | infobox |
| John Buford | Branch | Union Army | 1.00 | infobox |
| John Buford | Commands | Chief of Cavalry, Army of the Potomac | 1.00 | infobox |
| John Buford | Conflicts | First Sioux War Battle of Ash Hollow | 1.00 | infobox |
| John Buford | Conflicts | Battle of Ash Hollow | 1.00 | infobox |
| John Buford | Conflicts | Utah War | 1.00 | infobox |
| John Buford | Conflicts | American Civil War Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of South Mountain Battle of Antietam Battle of Brandy Station Battle of Upperville Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Boonsboro B… | 1.00 | infobox |
| John Buford | Conflicts | Second Battle of Bull Run | 1.00 | infobox |
| John Buford | Conflicts | Battle of South Mountain | 1.00 | infobox |
| John Buford | Conflicts | Battle of Antietam | 1.00 | infobox |
| John Buford | Conflicts | Battle of Brandy Station | 1.00 | infobox |
| John Buford | Conflicts | Battle of Upperville | 1.00 | infobox |
| John Buford | Conflicts | Battle of Gettysburg | 1.00 | infobox |
| John Buford | Conflicts | Battle of Boonsboro | 1.00 | infobox |
| John Buford | Conflicts | Battle of Funkstown | 1.00 | infobox |
| John Buford | Conflicts | Battle of Williamsport | 1.00 | infobox |
| John Buford | Conflicts | Bristoe Campaign | 1.00 | infobox |
| John Buford | Died | December 16, 1863(1863-12-16) (aged 37) Washington, D.C. | 1.00 | infobox |
| John Buford | Place of burial | West Point Cemetery United States Military Academy West Point, New York | 1.00 | infobox |
| John Buford | Rank | Major General | 1.00 | infobox |
| John Buford | Relations | Napoleon Bonaparte Buford (half-brother) Abraham Buford (great-uncle) Abraham Buford II (cousin) | 1.00 | infobox |
| John Buford | Service years | 1848–1863 | 1.00 | infobox |
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Source: Wikipedia — John Buford · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout