BUCHANAN, GEORGE A. - Medal of Honor Recipient


Rank and organization:   Private, Company G, 148th New York Infantry.
Place and date:   At Chapins Farm, Va., 29 September 1864. Entered service at: Ontario County, N.Y.

Birth:   New York.

Date of issue:   6 April 1865.

Citation:   Took position in advance of the skirmish line and drove the enemy's cannoneers from their guns; was mortally wounded.

This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)