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I have performed some minor updates, particularly concerning his family and early career. However, this article has a number of opinions about Buford's capabilities and pejorative statements about other officers, all of which need citations. I have listed these with the notation citation needed. Would the original editor making these claims please provide citations in the near future, or we will need to strike the offending statements. Hal Jespersen 22:04, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
Is this the guy who said something to the effect of "Get there firstest with the mostest"? Wikiphyte 15:25, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
He ought to be listed in the West Point Cemetery article (which is linked to Buford's Wiki article), under "notable internments"....Just a thought. Engr105th 06:41, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
Due to a rather extensive vandalism spree today, from multiple IP addresses, I have semi-protected the article for 1 week. Georgewilliamherbert 00:14, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
I have edited out the blizzards of bold-italic text from today's edits to meet our manual of style for quotes. Can you please provide citations for the added material about his death? Thanks, Hal Jespersen ( talk) 23:47, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
To the best of my knowledge the place Buford elected to stop and defend was Seminary Ridge, not Cemetary Ridge. As you can see from the maps of Day One of the campaign (on wikipedia) that first day's fighting took place north of the town of Gettysburg, not on the ridges SOUTH of town where the more famous fighting took place. I'm a Buford fan, but I always get confused when people tell how he selected the ground for the battle. Any thoughts? 66.239.132.90 ( talk) 22:59, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
I thought it would be good to add a photo of the monument at Buford's grave. The "Death and Legacy" section describes the monument, and a photo in that section would reinforce that. I am not an experienced Wikipedia editor and do not know if this is a good idea nor whether I should do it myself vs. rely on someone more competent. Any feedback is appreciated. Thank you. Skawood ( talk) 17:22, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
I know the story of his deathbed promotion, but Eicher & Eicher (whose book includes a real good collection of dates from original documents) claim he was promoted on 5 December to rank from 1 July. -- Reibeisen ( talk) 17:59, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
"Rebel" is a pejorative term. More proper would be Confederate or Southern. Ray Lee Wayne ( talk) 04:14, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
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I have performed some minor updates, particularly concerning his family and early career. However, this article has a number of opinions about Buford's capabilities and pejorative statements about other officers, all of which need citations. I have listed these with the notation citation needed. Would the original editor making these claims please provide citations in the near future, or we will need to strike the offending statements. Hal Jespersen 22:04, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
Is this the guy who said something to the effect of "Get there firstest with the mostest"? Wikiphyte 15:25, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
He ought to be listed in the West Point Cemetery article (which is linked to Buford's Wiki article), under "notable internments"....Just a thought. Engr105th 06:41, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
Due to a rather extensive vandalism spree today, from multiple IP addresses, I have semi-protected the article for 1 week. Georgewilliamherbert 00:14, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
I have edited out the blizzards of bold-italic text from today's edits to meet our manual of style for quotes. Can you please provide citations for the added material about his death? Thanks, Hal Jespersen ( talk) 23:47, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
To the best of my knowledge the place Buford elected to stop and defend was Seminary Ridge, not Cemetary Ridge. As you can see from the maps of Day One of the campaign (on wikipedia) that first day's fighting took place north of the town of Gettysburg, not on the ridges SOUTH of town where the more famous fighting took place. I'm a Buford fan, but I always get confused when people tell how he selected the ground for the battle. Any thoughts? 66.239.132.90 ( talk) 22:59, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
I thought it would be good to add a photo of the monument at Buford's grave. The "Death and Legacy" section describes the monument, and a photo in that section would reinforce that. I am not an experienced Wikipedia editor and do not know if this is a good idea nor whether I should do it myself vs. rely on someone more competent. Any feedback is appreciated. Thank you. Skawood ( talk) 17:22, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
I know the story of his deathbed promotion, but Eicher & Eicher (whose book includes a real good collection of dates from original documents) claim he was promoted on 5 December to rank from 1 July. -- Reibeisen ( talk) 17:59, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
"Rebel" is a pejorative term. More proper would be Confederate or Southern. Ray Lee Wayne ( talk) 04:14, 15 January 2024 (UTC)