Ralph P. Buckland
| Ralph Pomeroy Buckland | |
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Hon. Ralph Pomeroy Buckland of Ohio
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 9th district |
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In office March 4, 1865 – March 4, 1869 |
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| Preceded by | Warren P. Noble |
| Succeeded by | Edward F. Dickinson |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 30th district |
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In office January 7, 1856 – January 1, 1860 |
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| Preceded by | A. G. Sutton |
| Succeeded by | F. D. Parish |
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January 20, 1812 Leyden, Massachusetts |
| Died | May 27, 1892 (aged 80) Fremont, Ohio |
| Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio |
| Political party |
Whig Republican |
| Alma mater | Kenyon College |
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United States of America Union |
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United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1862–1865 |
| Rank |
 Brevet Major General
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| Unit | Army of the Tennessee |
| Commands | 72nd Ohio Infantry |
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Ralph Pomeroy Buckland (January 20, 1812 – May 27, 1892) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, as well as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and an executive of the Union Pacific Railroad following the war.
Born in Leyden, Massachusetts Buckland moved with his parents to Ravenna, Ohio, the same year. He attended the country schools, Tallmadge (Ohio) Academy, and Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1837 and commenced practice in Fremont, Ohio. He served as the mayor of Fremont from 1843 to 1845 and was a delegate to the Whig National Convention in 1848. He served as a member of the Ohio State Senate from 1855 to 1859.
With the outbreak of the Civil War, Buckland entered the Union Army as the colonel of the 72nd Ohio Infantry on January 10, 1862. Buckland commanded the Fourth Brigade in William T. Sherman's 5th Division of the Army of the Tennessee at the Battle of Shiloh in April. He was commissioned as a brigadier general of volunteers on November 29, 1862. During the Siege of Vicksburg in the spring and early summer of 1863, Buckland commanded a brigade in Sherman's XV Corps.
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