Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-09
LAST CONFEDERATE
. LIEUT.. GENERAL DIES
IN HIS 91ST YEAR
Widow and Only Son Of General
Buckner at His Bedside When
Death Comes
WAS VETERAN OF TWO WARS
Candidate For Vice-Presidency on
Gold-Democrat Ticket Headed
by Palmer in 1896
WAS VETERAN OF TWO WARS
BY dssocinted Prfss

Munfordville, KY. Jan. 9.-The body
OF General Simon Bolivar Buckner
who died at his home, 'Glen Lily"
near here last night, will be conveyed
by special train tomorrow to Frank
fort for burial. The widow, relatives
and about twenty close friends of the
Buckner family will accompany the
body of the last surviving lieuten-
ant-general of the Conferedate Army
from this city to the State Capital
Complete details of the funeral ar
rangements have not yet been an
nounced bat 1t Is expected that burial
will take place Sunday or Monday.
General Buckner's death was due to
inflrmities of age. Mrs. Buckner and
the generals only surviving child
Lieutenant Simon Bolivar Buckner,
Jr., u. S. A., who is stationed at Fort
Thomas were at his bedside when the
end came.
General Buckner was in his ninety
first year. He was graduate of West
Point; had been a member of the
United States army for ten years; was
a veteran of the Mexican war; for
four years was governor of Kentucky
and in 1896 was candidate for vice.
president of the United States on the
Gold democratic ticket, headed by
Palmer.
Breveted For Bravery
General Buckner's name is linked
with deeds of valor throughout his
service in the Mexican and Civil wars.
During the Mexican war he was bre.
veted for bravery at the battles of
Contreras, Churubusco and Milino Del
Rey. He was graduated from West
Point in 1874 and remained in the
United States army until 1856 when he
resigned. He entered the Confederate
n q oan
cessively was advanced to the ranks
of major general and lieutenant gem
eral. He served as governor of Ken
lucky from 1887 to 1891 and as a
member of the Kentucky Constitu-
tional Convention in 1891. After be-
ing a candidate for vice. e-president in
1896 he retired to his home near this
town.
Died Where He Was Born
General Buckner died in the same
house in which he was born April /.
I1S23 The old log structure had been
remodeled from time to time and is
one of the famous residences in Ken
lucky.
General Buckner's father Colonel A.
H. Buckner. also was a soldier, serv-
ing in the War OF 1912. He was des-
cended from the Buckners of England
who settled In Virginia in 1885 Gen.
eral Buckners first wife died in 1872
and in June 1885 he married Miss
Della Claiborne. of Richmond, Va.
General Buckner was a close per-
sonal friend of General y. S. Grant
and was one of the pallbearers at the
latters funeral.
Lieutenant Simon B. Buckner, son
of the late General Buckner. is we'll
known to number of Harrisburgers
who visited Gettysburg during the
veterans reunion last July. Major
James Edward Normoyle, who was
! assigned to lay out the great camp
was assisted in his work by Lieutea-
ant Buckner, who is now stationed
with his regiment, Fifth United States
Infantry, at Fort Thomas, Kentucky.
During the reunion week, Lieutenant
Buckner and Lieutenant Saunders had
charge of the newspapermen's camp
| on the field.