Brigadier General John Buford Monument (Gettysburg)
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Battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania
Location: Chambersburg Pike at Meredith Avenue
Map Coordinates: +39° 50' 16.44", -77° 15' 5.76"
Leader of: 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, AoP
Biography: John Buford
Monument Text
- "In memory of Major General John Buford, Comdg. 1st Div. Cav. Corps Army of the Potomac, who with the first inspiration of a cavalry officer selected this battlefield July 1st, 1863."
- "From this crest was fired the opening gun of the battle: one of the four cannon at the base of the memorial."
Monument Details
Artist: Kelly, James Edward, sculptor; Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.
Dedicated: July 1, 1895
Dimensions: Sculpture: H. 9 ft.; Upper base: 5 x 4 x 4 ft.; Lower base: 2 x 5 x 5 ft.
Description: A standing bronze portrait of General Buford looking out to the west as he did in 1863 when three thousand cavalrymen of his division prepared to meet the advance of Robert E. Lee's army. He holds a pair of binoculars in his raised proper right hand. Next to each corner of the base there is a three inch ordnance rifle tube mounted on a granite block.
