Tag Archives: Buford at Gettysburg

Preservation Opportunity at Gettysburg on the First Day Battlefield

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Daniel Welch

The battle had been waging west of the small Pennsylvania town for several hours. Brig. Gen. John Buford’s Federal cavalry had slowly been falling back, eastward, from north-south ridge to north-south ridge. Buford’s men were not looking to win this … Continue reading →

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Eric Wittenberg: John Buford’s brilliantly designed tactics

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Eric J. Wittenberg

When Eric Wittenberg’s award-winning book The Devil’s to Pay: John Buford at Gettysburg came out in 2014, it made quite a splash. Eric will be speaking on that subject at the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge … Continue reading →

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