Background
Buckland, Ralph Pomeroy was born on January 20, 1812 in Leyden, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Ralph and Anna (Kent) Buckland.
Buckland, Ralph Pomeroy was born on January 20, 1812 in Leyden, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Ralph and Anna (Kent) Buckland.
Attended Kenyon College.
Admitted to Ohio bar, 1837. Mayor Fremont (O.), 1843-1845. Member Ohio Senate, 1855-1859.
Organizer 72d Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 1861.
Commanded 4th brigade of Sherman’s division at Battle of Shiloh. Brevetted brigadier general United States Volunteers, 1862.
Commander District of Memphis, 1864. Brevetted major general United States Volunteers, 1865.
Member United States House of Representatives Reupublican from Ohio, 39th-40th congresses, 1865-1869.
President Ohio Soldier and Sailor’s Home, 1870. Government director Union Pacific Railroad, 1878-1880.
Member Ohio Senate, 1855-1859. Member United States House of Representatives Reupublican from Ohio, 39th-40th congresses, 1865-1869.
Married Charlotte Boughton, January 1838.