Title	Brigadier General Simon Bolivar Buckner
Description	Half-length portrait of Confederate General Simon Bolivar Buckner in uniform. Visible are the brigadier general insignia and a sword resting in his lap.
Historical note	Simon Bolivar Buckner of Kentucky served in the Mexican-American War and taught infantry tactics at West Point. During the Civil War he accepted a Confederate commission after Kentucky could no longer maintain neutrality. He served at Fort Donelson and in General Bragg's abortive invasion of Kentucky. Buckner saw action at Perryville, Chickamauga, and Chattanooga. In 1887 he successfully ran for Governor of Kentucky. In 1896 he ran unsuccessfully for president on the National Democratic Party ticket.
Collection name	Library Photograph Collection
Subjects - LCSH	United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 Tennessee - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 1823-1914
Subjects - TGM	Soldiers Military uniforms
Owning Institution	Tennessee State Library and Archives
ID#	563
Negative number	749
Digital type	IMAGE
Digital format	TIFF
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