Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1864-02-13
Death Of Major General John
HRufOrd.

Athalf past two O'clock yesterday after.
noon, at the residence Of Major General
.Stoncmnn, "a Pennsylvania avenue, near
Twenty first street, Major Gen raj John
Bnford, in the 3Slh year Of his age, after a
brief though painful i'lle's, died among
his friends, and With bis last sigh breath
ing devotion to his country. The career oI
General Bnfurd has been an eventiul one,
and is an example to the young men of our
couhtTy who are aspiring 10 military fame
He was born in Kentucky and is, W. he
lieve brother n.law Of Gracn Clay smith
Representative in the present Congress
from tha State. lie graduated at Wes'
Point in lS49. aud, although not in the
same class with his friend, compatriot, and
superior, Gen. Stoneman, yet mingled with
him and the celebrated Stoncwall Jackson
alsoa pupil and graduate Of the snmr
institution, on many interesting occasions
getting thus I'll insight into the characters
Of both. Lieut. Bnfurd ertered the old o
dragons, when under The c.mmand Of Col
on subsequently Ger eral, Twiggs, tn,
d, based traitor who betrayed the Amrli
Can flag in the Texas Department, after th,
breaking out Of the Rebellion, and scrveC
on the plains until the war broke ont
when like many others, he had to choos,
between his State aud his country. With
out waiting for the advice Of friends, ant
dscardng the examples Of Twiggs an,
other Southern Sympeth2eIs, consulting
only his conscience AMI his duty to thl
best Government in The world. he remain
ed firm to the Am, rcan Republic, anu splv
ed It with signal gaI;anry up to the tim,
o. his death. lie WAS a splendid cavalr,
officer, and it may be said of him that dur
ing his trying, although not very long ye
most eventIu experience in the army, h,
was never heard TO utter a complain
against his Government. HIS rare abllte,
attracted the attention Of the Government
and he was earl J made major in the In
specior Generals corps His pcculia
duties did not give him an opportunity u
engage in the leading campaigns unii
1862, when he was m .de brigader, simp
ly on the ground Of his admitted military
merits. In the first months Of the year
4SG9, he fought with distinction unde
P pc, in his Virginia campaign, succeed
ing Stoneman who afterwards became BIZ
commander) on McClelsn's staff during
tA battle Of Anlieiam. When the presen
cavalry organization was perfected, o
which General Stonrman Is the chief au,
which is undoubtedly one of the mobiles
military institutions Of any era, Genera
Stoneman asked, ~ specla favor to him
SELF that General BnfOrd might be assign
ed To command the reserve cavalry brigade
He has been SunspIcuOus in almost ever,
cavalry engagement from the time of tn
organization Of that great division, and q
Gettysburg he Shone in the fOreiront q
the horSemen who pprfurmd d such dieds o
memorable valor, A melancholy yet
sublime incident is connected with the la-
hours OF General BnEDrd's life WIplf Nj
Lincoln was informed by Clement B. Bare
lay, Of Pennsylvania, yesterday moruine
that the sallds Of the existence Of this gal
llnt mdlrr were fast running out 10
late for rescue, aud ton true for doah,." lh
President t. OK u card, Sdllessed It tn tn
Secretary Of War, and directed that off q
to appoint Briga,het General Bnlord Nj
jor General in the American army Il
wrote upon the card these words; II al
informed that General Bnlord will not sui
yive the day. 1t suggests itself to m