Thomas Buchanan is a Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/florida.asp. 
Born on January 21, 1823, Thomas Buchanan grew up in Williamson County, Tennessee. While his parents are unknown, the size of Buchanan's family and his rank in the Army during the American Civil War suggest he was the son of a large grower or other economically influential family. Buchanan eventually made his way to neighboring Kentucky where he met his future wife, Letty Greene, who he wed on November 5, 1846. They eventually had six children, as noted in the 1860 Census: Nathan in 1847, Juda in 1851, Lewis in 1853, Telitha in 1855, Sarah in 1858, and Henry in 1860.1 Buchanan made a life for himself in Kentucky before finally joining the ranks of the Union Army during the Kentucky Secession Crisis of 1861.
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Buchanan's widow Letty's petition for a survivors pension.

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