Buford
(Front):In Memory of
Major General
John Buford
Comdg. 1st Div. Cav. Corps
Army of the Potomac
who with the
first inspiration of
a cavalry officer
selected this battlefield
July 1st. 1863.
(Back):From this crest
was fired
the opening gun
of the battle:
one of the four
cannon
at the base of
this memorial.
Marker is at the intersection of Chambersburg Pike (U.S. 30) and Stone Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Chambersburg Pike.
Courtesy hmdb.org
