★ Buchanan, Robert Christie

Robert Christie "Old Buck" Buchanan​

Born: March 1, 1811

Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland

Father: Andrew Buchanan Jr. 1766 – 1811
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)

Mother: Carolina Virginia Marylanda Johnson 1776 – 1862
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)

Family Connection: Nephew of President John Quincy Adams

Education:

1830: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (31st​ in class)​

Occupation before War:

1830: Brevet 2nd​ Lt. United States Army, 4th​ Infantry Regiment​

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1830 – 1836: 2nd​ Lt. United States Army, 4th​ Infantry Regiment​

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1831 – 1832: Garrison Duty at Baton Rouge, Louisiana​

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1832: Commander of gunboats in the Battle of Bad Axe River​

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1835 – 1838: Adjutant for United States Army, 4th​ Infantry Regiment​

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1836 – 1838: 1st​ Lt. United States Army, 4th​ Infantry Regiment​

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1836: Served in the Skirmish at Camp Izard​

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1838: Helped transfer Native Americans to the West​

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1838 – 1855: Captain, United States Army, 4th​ Infantry Regiment​

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1838 – 1839: Commissary Duty in Louisville, Kentucky​

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1840 – 1841: Participated in opening Military Road to Fort Smith​

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1846: Brevetted Major for Gallantry in two Mexican War Battles​

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1846: Lt. Colonel of Battalion of Maryland Volunteers​

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1847: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for Gallantry at Battle of Molino del Rey​

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1855 – 1861: Major, United States Army 4th​ Infantry Regiment​

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1856: Commander of District of Southern Oregon & Northern Calif.​

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1857 – 1859: Superintendent of Western Recruiting Service for Army​

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1860 – 1861: Served on Detached Service in Washington, D.C.​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1864: Lt. Colonel, United States Army, 4th​ Infantry Regiment​

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1861 – 1862: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.​

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1862: Served In the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia​

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1862: Served in the Battle of Gaines Mill, Virginia​

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1862: Served in the Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia​

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1862: Brevetted Colonel for Gallantry at Battle of Gaines Mill, Virginia​

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1862: Served in the Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia​

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1862: Served in the Battle of Antietam, Maryland​

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1862 – 1863: Brigadier General Union Army Volunteers​

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1862: Served in the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia​

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1863: Developed severe rheumatism under his right kneecap​

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1863: Union Army Commander of Fort Delaware​

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1864: Superintendent of New Jersey Volunteer Recruiting​

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1864 – 1870: Colonel United States Army 1st​ Infantry Regiment​

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1864: Regimental Commander in New Orleans, Louisiana​

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1865: Brevetted Brig. General for Gallantry at Battle of Malvern Hill​

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1865: Brevetted Major General for Gallantry in two Battles​

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1865 – 1866: Member of Military Commission in Washington, D.C.​

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1866: Member of Board for examination of breech loading Arms​

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1867 – 1868: Member Commission on Claims for State of Iowa​

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1868 – 1869: Acting Commissioner Freedmen's Bureau​

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1868 – 1869: Commander of US. Army District of Louisiana​

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1869 – 1870: Regimental Commander at Fort Wayne, Michigan​

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1870: Retired from United States Army after 30 years of Service​

Died: November 28, 1878

Place of Death: Washington, D.C.

Cause of Death: Serous Apoplexy (effusion of serum of the brain)

Age at time of Death: 67 years old

Burial Place: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

 

[rpkennedy]

Lt. Colonel of the Maryland Battalion? I wonder if that was the Baltimore/D.C. Battalion who performed very well in Mexico.

Ryan

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Brig. General Robert C. Buchanan! Salutes remembering General Buchanan on his birthday.

 

[Pollaco]

In 1854 he was commander of Fort Humbolt where U.S.Grant resigned. Buchanan was thought of by Grant as a martinet.And Grant was said to be drinking heavily at this time as well. It was a possible threat of disciplinary action that persuaded Captain Grant to resign.

 

[Pollaco]

Buchanan was promoted to brigadier on November 29, 1862 but it expired on March 4, 1863. The Senate never acted upon his nomination and it expired.This pretty much ended his career in the field. He went on to command Fort Delaware and serve on several boards but as a colonel.