Simon Bolivar Buckner
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Simon Bolivar Buckner was an American soldier, Confederate military officer, and politician. He fought in the United States Army in the Mexican–American War. He later fought in the Confederate States
Buckner, c. 1860–70
Portrait of Governor Buckner, 1914
Glen Lily, the house where Buckner was born and died
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
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Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. was a lieutenant general in the United States Army during World War II who served in the Pacific Theater. As commanding general of Alaska Defense Command, Buckner commanded A
Simon Bolivar Buckner
…died, and he was left alone. On June 10, 1885, Buckner married Delia Claiborne of Richmond, Virginia. Buckner was 62; Claiborne was 28. Their son, Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., was born on July 18, 1886. During Union General and President Ulysses S. Grant's funeral, Buckner was one of the pallbearers. Others included Union…
Buckner as a brigadier general, 1940
Buckner (sitting, 3rd right) with Vice Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid (sitting, 2nd left) during the Aleutian Islands Campaign
Buckner on Okinawa, 1945
Buckner (foreground, holding camera), photographed with Major General Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr., USMC, on Okinawa