Editing Leffert L. Buck (section)

==Career==
Leffert Buck was born in [[Canton, New York]].{{sfn|Lewis|2008|page=30}} He graduated from [[St. Lawrence University]] in 1863.<ref name="LLBObit1909"/> After his graduation from St. Lawrence, Buck enlisted and fought for the [[Union Army]] in the [[American Civil War]] under [[Henry Warner Slocum|General Slocum]], participating in the battles at [[Battle of Antietam|Antietam]], [[Battle of Chancellorsville|Chancellorsville]], [[Battle of Gettysburg|Gettysburg]], [[Battle of Lookout Mountain|Lookout Mountain]], [[Battle of Missionary Ridge|Missionary Ridge]], [[Battle of Peachtree Creek|Peachtree Creek]], [[Battle of Resaca|Resaca]] and [[Battle of Ringgold Gap|Ringgold Gap]].<ref name="1895EastRiver">{{cite news |title=Mr. Buck the Engineer; Will Look After the New East River Bridge |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105798819/mr-buck-the-engineer/ |newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 3, 1895 |page=9 |accessdate=2022-07-17 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Following the completion of the Civil War, Buck earned his civil engineering degree from [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]] in Troy, New York, in 1868.<ref name="LLBObit1909"/> 

Buck served as president of the [[American Society of Civil Engineers]].<ref name="LLBObit1909"/> He also worked with Richard Buck, another prominent bridge engineer.<ref name="RBObit1951">{{cite news|title=Richard Buck Dies; Noted for Bridges; Retired Engineer Helped Design the Williamsburg, Queensboro and Manhattan Spans|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1951/08/05/archives/richard-buck-dies-noted-for-bridges-retired-engineer-helped-design.html|accessdate=28 November 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=5 August 1951 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>