Napoleon Bonaparte Buford

==Early life and education==

==Early life and education==

Buford was the son of John and Nancy Hickman Buford. He was born in [[Woodford County, Kentucky]], on his family's [[plantations in the American South|plantation]], "Rose Hill." At the time of his birth his namesake, [[Napoleon Bonaparte]], Emperor of the French, was at the height of his power. Buford graduated from [[United States Military Academy|West Point]] in 1827 and served for eight years in the artillery and in 1835 resigned from the service to become an engineer.{{sfn|Smith|2015|page=39}} He thereafter engaged in iron manufacturing and banking at [[Rock Island, Illinois]], and became president of the [[Rock Island and Peoria Railroad]], which went bankrupt when major Southern bonds were defaulted with the start of the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].

Buford was the son of John and Nancy Hickman Buford. He was born in [[Woodford County, Kentucky]], on his family's [[plantations in the American South|plantation]], "Rose Hill." At the time of his birth his namesake, [[Napoleon Bonaparte]], Emperor of the French, was at the height of his power. Buford graduated from [[United States Military Academy|West Point]] in 1827 and served for eight years in the artillery and in 1835 resigned from the service to become an engineer.{{sfn|Smith|2015|page=39}} He thereafter engaged in iron manufacturing and banking at [[Rock Island, Illinois]], and became president of the Rock Island and Peoria Railroad, which went bankrupt when major Southern bonds were defaulted with the start of the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].

==Career==

==Career==