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the north by order of Pi-esident Lincoln. He es- tablished Camp Boone, and threatened Louisville, but advanced no farther than Bowling Green. From there he was ordered to Fort Donelson by his superior officers, Generals Pillow and Floyd, who subsequently forced him to the alternative of abandoning his men or surrendering the fort and garrison. He first commanded a brigade and distinguished himself in the battle of 13th, 14th and 15th of February, 1863. On the last day a gallant sortie was made. The Federals were driven back and the way opened for the Confed- erates to e.scape, but General Pillow ordered them back. General Buckner protested, but was over- ruled. That afternoon General Grant so ar- ranged his forces that escape was cut off. A conference was held in the evening, and Gen- erals Floyd and Pillow made their escape during the night. General Buckner would not consent to abandon the troops, the command was turned over to him and he remained to undergo the mortification of the inevitable surrender. A pleasant incident of the occasion was the con- duct of General Grant, who privately placed his purse at his old friend's disposal when he was taken a prisoner of war to Fort Warren, Boston harbor. They had been cadets together at West Point, and continued life-long friends. Many years afterwards, when Ex -President Grant was financially ruined by the failure of Grant & Ward, General Buckner returned the kindness showed him at Fort Donelson. He made a special trip to New York, and delicately offered to lend General Grant whatever sum he might require, to be paid when convenient. It is under- stood General Grant accepted the offer, but the particulars were never revealed by General Buck- ner. He was one of the pall-bearers at General Grant's fvineral. Upon his exchange in August, 1862, he was given command of the first division of General Hardee's corps; was made major- general, and distinguished himself at the battle of Murfreesboro and Chickamauga. He suc- ceeded to the command of Kirby Smith's army as lieutenant-general, and surrendered it on May 26, 1865, at Baton Rouge. While occupied in adjusting his complicated financial affairs after the war, he engaged in journalism, first in New Orleans and afterwards in Louisville. In 1870 he took up his residence on the farm in Hart countj% where he was born, and in 1887 was elected Gov- ernor of Kentucky, defeating William F. Bradley by seventeen thousand votes. During his term a large amount of money was required to answer immediate and pressing public needs, and Gov- ernor Buckner advanced the commonwealth fifty thousand dollars without charging interest. In many ways he improved the public service while governor. He was elected delegate to the state

constitutional convention, and took part in fram-^ ing the new con.stitution. On Sept. 3, 1896, the independent Democrats convened at Indianap- olis, Ind., and nominated General Buckner as their candidate for vice-pi-esident of the United States on the ticket with John M. Palmer as president.

BUDD, Charles Arms, physician, was born in New York city, Jan. 16, 1831: son of Bern W. and Caroline Elvira (Reynolds) Budd. He was graduated at the University of the city of New York. A.B., 1850, M.D. 1852: was surgeon on a packet between New York and Liverpool. 1852-"3, and resident pliysician at the cholera hospital, New York city, 1853-'54. He was adjunct profes- sor of obstetrics at the New York medical college, 1860- '4; professor of obstetrics and the diseases of women and children at the University of the city of New York, 1864-'76, and emeritus profes- sor from 1876. He was physician to Mount Sinai hospital: visiting physician to Bellevue hospital and presidentof the New York obstetrical society. He died in New York city. May 17, 1877.

BUDD, James Herbert, governor of Califor- nia, was born in Janesville, Wis., May 18, 1851; son of Joseph H. and Lucinda M. (Ash) Budd; grandson of John and Elizabeth (Van Rens- selaer) Budd, and of Thomas and Lucy (Edger- ton) Ash, and of German and English ancestry. He removed to California in his boyhood and at- tended the public schools and Brayton's school, Oakland. He was graduated from the University of California, Ph.B. in 1873; was admitted to the bar and settled in practice at Stockton, Cal. He was a Democratic repi'esentative from Cali- fornia in the 48th congress, 1883-'85, declining re- nomination, and vs^as governor of California, 1895- '99, He was a trustee of the Stockton library and president of the board of police and fire commis- sioners. He was married in June, 1873, to Inez A. Merrill.

BUEL, Clarence Clough, journalist, was born at Laona, Chautauqua count}', N. Y., July 29, 1850. and was taken to Madison, Wis., in 1855. After two years in the University of Minne.sota, he studied journalism at the University of Berlin in 1872-73, and at the Univer.sity and Polytechnic of Munich. 1873-74. Upon his return to the United States he was associate editor of the Minneapolis Tribune, and then joined the staff of the New York Tribune, on which he served from June, 1875, to November, 1881, when he became assistant editor of the Century Magazine. He was associated with Robert U. Johnson in editing a series of war papers in the Century, which were afterwards collected and published in a serial subscription book under the title, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, which, was very popular.