Robert Buffum

Birth Date

1828-07-07

Death Date

1871-07-20

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Louisville, Kentucky, soldier. Salem, Massachusetts, native. Son of William Buffum and Mary Chace Buffum. Married to Sarah Buffum. Farmer in Salem, Massachusetts in 1850. Served in the 21st Ohio Infantry Volunteers as private and second lieutenant from September 2, 1861, to May 1, 1864. Participated in Andrew's Raid, or "Great Locomotive Chase," on April 12, 1862. Taken by the C.S.A. as a prisoner of war on March 17, 1863. Presented with Medal of Honor on March 24, 1863. Accused of theft and sentenced to three years in Kentucky State Prison in July 1864. Pardoned on August 26, 1864.

Find A Grave, "Robert Buffum (1828-1871)," Memorial #19681, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19681 (accessed May 2, 2019). Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Salem, p. 136 (accessed via Ancestry.com May 2, 2019). Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865), NARA RG 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records), Essex County, MA, June 1863, p. 24, (Accessed via ancestry.com). Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers who Served in Organizations From State of Ohio, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M552, Roll 0014. Medal of Honor Recipients, 1863-2013, (U.S. Government Printing Office, accessed via Fold3.com), p. 46. KYR-0001-004-0935.
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