Private George A. Buchanan, a soldier in the U.S. Army, was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for gallantry on September 29, 1864 at Chapin's Farm, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company G, 148th New York Infantry. Buchanan was about 22 years old.
37 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 6, 1865.
Buchanan was born in 1842 in Victor, Ontario County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Canaoaigua, Ontario County, New York. Buchanan died on October 2, 1864 in Chapin's Farm, Virginia, at the age of about 22. He is buried at Fort Harrison National Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.
Buchanan is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Took position in advance of the skirmish line and drove the enemy's cannoneers from their guns; was mortally wounded.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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- 1842Born in Victor, Ontario County, New York
- September 29, 1864Act of valor — Chapin's Farm, VirginiaAge about 22. Company G, 148th New York Infantry
- October 2, 1864Died in Chapin's Farm, VirginiaAge about 22.
- April 6, 1865Medal of Honor presented posthumously
- Resting placeFort Harrison National CemeteryRichmond, Virginia
Biography
George A. Buchanan (1842 – October 2, 1864) was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the American Civil War.
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