Talk:John Buford

message: 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 . 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)
thread_title:  Update September 9, 2006 

message: Is this the guy who said something to the effect of "Get there firstest with the mostest"? Wikiphyte 15:25, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No, that was supposedly Nathan Bedford Forrest, although the quote is disputed. Hal Jespersen 16:32, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the info buddy! Wikiphyte 08:45, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Quote 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Internment 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Article semi-protected for a week 

message: 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)
thread_title:  edits March 20, 2009 

message: 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)
replies: text: The conventional wisdom is that he understood the value of the high ground to the south of the town (Cemetery Hill and Culp's Hill). He used Seminary Ridge as his defensive position because he wanted to protect the town itself as well as the strong ground to the south of it until the infantry arrived. I say "conventional wisdom" because there is some controversy about whether Buford or Reynolds was the one responsible for "selecting the battlefield." Hal Jespersen (talk) 15:39, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  In fact, he decided to defend McPherson's Ridge which is still west of Seminary Ridge. --Reibeisen (talk) 17:57, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  High Ground 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Photograph of Buford's grave monument 

message: "Rebel" is a pejorative term. More proper would be Confederate or Southern. Ray Lee Wayne (talk) 04:14, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: . –CWenger (^ • @) 15:36, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pejorative Term Used