Union general (1826–1863). On July 1, 1863, at Gettysburg, it was Buford's troopers that fired the first shots of the battle. He was stricken with typhoid fever during the Rappahannock campaign and died in Washington on December 16, 1863. His commission of major general was presented to him on his deathbed. ALS signed “Jno Buford,” one lightly-lined page, 8 x 9.75, New York City, October 4, 1857. Letter to Colonel Jonathan Munroe. In part, “As I passed through Chicago I saw Lt. Wood sick in bed. He gave me in my charge one of your trunks which had been left on some account or other yesterday….The day after in St. Louis I had a bilious attack which confined me to bed for 11 days…At Detroit I took the fever…which still hangs on to me.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 13.5 x 15.25. In fine condition, with intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature. Handwritten correspondence from Buford is quite uncommon. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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