The fever is caused by the Salmonella typhi bacteria; this bacteria is usually deposited in water or food by a human carrier and then spread to other people in the immediate area.

Mike

The only one is Ed Longacre’s. My friend Jim Nolan has been working on one that will be magnificent.

John, the transfer was at Rosecrans’ request. His chief of cavalry, David Stanley, left the army after Chickamauga to take medical leave, and left without a chief of cavalry, Rosey asked for Buford. Buford agreed provided that he could take his Regulars with him, but the Bristoe Station campaign was underway, and he was needed with the AoP rather than in Chattanooga. That then led to the Mine Run Campaign and the typhoid that took his life, and that was that. It does make for a fascinating “what if”.

Thanks for that, Chris. That was not my best day. You may not know it–hopefully, we covered it up well–but I was sick as a dog the day that video was filmed. I was definitely not hitting on all eight cylinders that day.

Eric

My local paper has a Civil War section each week and Tim Isbell wrote a good article in it on Buford and his death.

For biographies I would recommend Longacre’s good book until something better comes along.

Also, now on DVD I would recommend the ‘Unknown Civil War’ episode on Buford that Mr. Wittenberg appears in from 1999 that Greystone produced. And every Buford fan should watch Sam Elliott’s wonderful portrayal of him in ‘Gettysburg’.

Chris