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William H. Buchanan
Captain, Company F

Courtesy of Ron and Mary Ellen Harpster
Personal
born: 1825 place: Strachur, Scotland
father: Archibald Buchanan born: place: died: place:
mother: Chirsty born: place: died: place:
pre-war occupation: place: post-war occupation: farmer place: Mission Creek, Kansas
post-war occupation: carpenter place: Topeka, Kansas post-war occupation: place:
married: September 29, 1868 to: Keturah Woodrow or Finley place:
wife born: January 16, 1837 place: Concord, Ohio died: April 9, 1874 place: Wooster, Ohio
child: William or Willie Seeders or Buahanan born: abt. April 9, 1874 place: Wooster, Ohio died: May 12, 1954 place: probably Licking County, Ohio
married: to: Eliza place:
wife born: place: Pennsylvania died: place:
child: Charles born: abt. 1885 place: died: place:
died: September 2, 1896 place: Topeka, Kansas cause of death:
burial: place:
Military Career
90-day service: April 27, 1861 Private Company C place:
discharged: August 18, 1861 mustered out with regiment place:
3-year service: December 1, 1861 2nd Lieutenant Company K place:
promoted: January 15, 1863 1st Lieutenant Company K
transferred: September 23, 1863 1st Lieutenant Company H
promoted: July 30, 1864 Captain Company F
discharged: October 31, 1864 mustered out with regiment place: Columbus, Ohio

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Images and other information on Capt. William Buchanan courtesy of Ron and Mary Ellen Harpster and Rob Garber, descendants.


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