Simon Bolivar Buckner
Military Person
1823 – 1914
Who was Simon Bolivar Buckner?
Simon Bolivar Buckner was an American soldier and politician who fought in the United States Army in the Mexican–American War and in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He later served as the 30th Governor of Kentucky.
After graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point, Buckner became an instructor there. He took a hiatus from teaching to serve in the Mexican–American War, participating in many of the major battles of that conflict. He resigned from the army in 1855 to manage his father-in-law's real estate in Chicago, Illinois. He returned to his native state of Kentucky in 1857 and was appointed adjutant general by Governor Beriah Magoffin in 1861. In this position, he tried to enforce Kentucky's neutrality policy in the early days of the Civil War. When the state's neutrality was breached, Buckner accepted a commission in the Confederate Army after declining a similar commission to the Union Army. In 1862, he accepted Ulysses S. Grant's demand for an "unconditional surrender" at the Battle of Fort Donelson. He was the first Confederate general to surrender an army in the war.
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- Born
- Apr 1, 1823
Munfordville - Also known as
- Бакнер, Симон Боливар
- 西蒙·玻利瓦尔·巴克纳
- Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Episcopal Church
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- United States Military Academy
- Died
- Jan 8, 1914
Hart County - Resting place
- Frankfort Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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