BUFORD, JOHN (1826-63) Union Major General – most remembered for heroic action opposing a Confederate division on the first day at the Battle of Gettysburg; Died of exhaustion and typhoid fever later in the year, December 16, 1863
From the military post at Saint Louis, Missouri
Autograph Letter Signed, 8” x 10”. Addressing “Col[onel] S. Cooper, Adj[utan]t Gen[eral] U.S.A., Washington, D.C.”, later the highest-ranking general in the service of the Confederacy, Buford conveys details relating to the disposition of funds in the recruiting department. Mentioned by Buford in the handling of the funds is future Union Brevet Brigadier General William Warren Lowe, further brevetted for gallantry at Chickamauga, Georgia and Huntsville, Alabama during the Civil War.
Jefferson Barracks, M[iss]o[uri]
April 30, 1855
Colonel,
I have the honor to transmit an estimate for Recruiting funds. The am[oun]t is due to contractors for transportation of Recruits. I have been relieved from the recruiting service and ordered to my Reg[imen]t. I have received from L[ieutenan]t W.W. Lowe 2nd Cavalry the am[oun]t $341.00 of his Q[uarte]r M[aste]rs funds, which is to be replaced by the draft for the recruiting funds.
When the money is transmitted please make it payable to L[ieutenan]t W.W. Lowe 2nd Cav[alry] and hold me accountable.
I am Col[onel]
Very Respectfully
Your O[bedien]t Ser[van]t
Jno. Buford
L[ieutenan]t Drag[oon]s
Overall condition is very good, with two horizontal folds and minor paper loss at the upper left corner.
