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Buckles, Abraham Jay

soldier, lawyer, jurist, was born Aug. 2, 1846, in Muncie, Ind. During 1861-65 he served as a union soldier in the civil war; was color bearer in the nineteenth regiment Indiana volunteer infantry; was promoted to second lieutenant of the twentieth regiment Indiana volunteer infantry; and received a medal of honor from congress for meritorious conduct in the Wilderness battle of May 5, 1864. He was wounded in the right thigh at the battle of Bull Run; in the right shoulder at the battle of Gettysburg; in the right side at the battle of the Wilderness; and by reason of gunshot wound in battle before Petersburg, his right leg was amputated above the knee on March 25, 1865. He has attained prominence as an able lawyer of Fairfield, Cal.; was district attorney for five years; and superior judge of Solono county for twelve years. He is now department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, and grand chancellor, Knights of Pythias.