Tag Archives: Simon Buckner

The Buckner Graves

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Chris Kolakowski

Last June I visited the graves of Simon Bolivar Buckner Sr and Jr, who are buried with their wives in the Frankfort Cemetery in Kentucky. I blogged about both men before here.

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Primary Sources: Thoughts and Favorites

Posted on January 13, 2019 by Chris Kolakowski

A primary source is defined as one produced by an eyewitness to an event offering their recollections. Some primary sources provide just basic facts with limited additional details. Other sources, like battle reports, provide more details but often offer little … Continue reading →

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A Father’s Legacy: Simon Bolivar Buckner Sr. and Jr.

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Chris Kolakowski

On January 8, 1914, Simon Bolivar Buckner died. He was the last surviving Confederate lieutenant general, and was buried in Frankfort, Kentucky’s cemetery with considerable ceremony. Born in 1823, in Munfordville, Kentucky, he was named in honor of Simon Bolivar, … Continue reading →

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Some Context from Donelson for the 150th’s Surrender Season

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Chris Mackowski

With the Sesquicentennial’s surrender season nearly upon us, this week presents a good opportunity for us to give upcoming events some context—for it was this week in 1862 that Ulysses S. Grant accepted the surrender of Confederates defending Fort Donelson. … Continue reading →

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