Abraham Buford

Abraham Buford
BornJuly 21, 1747 
DiedJune 30, 1833  (aged 85)

Abraham Buford (July 21, 1747 – June 30, 1833) was a Continental Army officer during the American Revolutionary War, rising to colonel and best known as the commanding officer of the American forces at the Battle of Waxhaws. After the war Buford became a member of the Society of the Cincinnati of the State of Virginia.