The film Gettysburg introduced the general public to Union cavalry leader John Buford and his key role on the first day of the battle; no full-length biography of the general has ever been written until now. "A welcome, and long overdue, contribution to Civil War literature that deserves the wide audience it will surely find." -- Civil War News 5/20/04 "Illustrates very well how a fairly ordinary soldier can rise to the occasion when faced with an extraordinary situation." -- The Wargamer 03/31/04 "This biography is just pure reading pleasure." -- Bookviews.com January 2004 Edward G. Longacre is the author of numerous biographies of Civil War generals. He is a recipient of the prestigious Fletcher Pratt Award for Civil War writing. He lives in Newport News, Virginia.