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Alexander Buchanan

Birth	:	5 May 1843 North Carolina, USA
Death	:	27 Jun 1862 Gaines Mill, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Burial	:	Blue Family Cemetery, Laurinburg, Scotland County, USA
Description	:	CSA 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	CSA 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

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Alexander Buchanan's memorial is located at: Blue Family Cemetery, Laurinburg, Scotland County, USA.
When did Alexander Buchanan death?
Alexander Buchanan death on 27 Jun 1862 in Gaines Mill, Hanover County, Virginia, USA