General: I attempted to take Williamsport yesterday, but found too large a force of infantry and artillery. After a long fight, I withdrew to this place.

In the Retreat from Gettysburg Buford pursued the Confederates to Warrenton Virginia and was afterward engaged in many operations in central Virginia rendering a particularly valuable service in covering Maj. Kelly was dedicated on the Gettysburg Battlefield.

(March 4 1826 – December 16 1863) was a Union cavalry officer during the American Civil War with a prominent role at the start of the Battle of Gettysburg.