S.B. Buckner

Autograph of Confederate General Simon Bolivar Buckner, measuring 2.75" x 6", signed “S. B. Buckner, Brig. Gen., C.S.A.” Below the signature is a contemporary period annotation identifying Buckner as a “Rebel Brig Genl C.S.A., a prisoner of war captured by Gen. U. S. Grant at Fort Donelson, 1862 (March 2, 1862).”

Simon Bolivar Buckner (April 1, 1823 – January 8, 1914) 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 Army during the American Civil War. After the war, he served as the 30th governor of Kentucky.

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