[ Autographs ] JOHN BUFORD (1826 - 1863) Union cavalry general whose initiative in opposing the advance of A. P. Hill's Corps at the battle of Gettysburg helped to ensure a Union victory. Excessively rare D.S., 1p. 4to., Albuquerque, Oct. 1, 1849 in which Buford, as a 2nd Lieutenant of Dragoons, signs a receipt for various materials received as supplies for his unit. Fine condition.