Company F, 18th Regiment, N.C. Troops, Infantry, "Scotch Boys"
"Alexander Buchanan, the fifth child and fourth son of Jennette Buchanan Blue and William Buchanan, was born May 5, 1843, and died June 27, 1862. He volunteered in the Confederate Army when barely nineteen years old and joined the company to which three of his brothers already belonged. He was killed in action at the Battle of Gaines Mill, which was his first battle. His body was never recovered."
- Lumber River Scots and their descendants, the McLeans, the Torreys, the Purcells, the McIntyres, the Gilchrists
Company F, 18th Regiment, N.C. Troops, Infantry, "Scotch Boys"
"Alexander Buchanan, the fifth child and fourth son of Jennette Buchanan Blue and William Buchanan, was born May 5, 1843, and died June 27, 1862. He volunteered in the Confederate Army when barely nineteen years old and joined the company to which three of his brothers already belonged. He was killed in action at the Battle of Gaines Mill, which was his first battle. His body was never recovered."
- Lumber River Scots and their descendants, the McLeans, the Torreys, the Purcells, the McIntyres, the Gilchrists
Family Members
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John Blue Buchanan
1834–1882
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2LT James Calvin Buchanan
1836–1864
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Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie" Buchanan Morrison
1838–1928
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William Buchanan
1841–1912
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Effie Jane Buchanan McNeill
1845–1912
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Luther Buchanan
1848–1850
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Flora Virginia Buchanan
1850–1941
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Catherine Isabella "Kate" Buchanan McNeill
1853–1922
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Edwin Buchanan
1855–1937
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Infant Son Buchanan
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