Life span: 01/18/1820 to 06/09/1884TabsLife SummaryFull name: Abraham BufordPlace of Birth: Woodford County, KYBurial Place: Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, KYBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Slave StateNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 1Family: William Buford (father), Frances Walker Kirtley (mother), Amanda Harris (wife), Napoleon Bonaparte Buford (cousin), John Buford (cousin)Education: West Point (US Military Academy)Occupation: MilitaryOtherOther Occupation: BreederRelation to Slavery: SlaveholderMilitary: US military (Pre-Civil War)Confederate Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 11/30/1864 11/30/1864 Outside Franklin, Tennessee, Confederate General Hood wins a tactical victory but decimates his army Major TopicsVicksburg Campaign Documents Images Abraham Buford Abraham Buford, detail Bibliography