Robert Christie Buchanan was an American military officer who served in the Mexican-American War and then was a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War. In 1866, he was nominated and confirmed for appointment to the grades of brevet brigadier general and major general in the Regular Army for valor in several battles, to rank from March 13, 1865. In a career that spanned more than forty years, Buchanan held numerous commands and received multiple citations for bravery and distinguished service.
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Vice-President of the Liverpool Cotton Brokers’ Association to Mr. Dudley. Liverpool, April 28, 1865. Sir: At the usual weekly meeting of the Cotton Brokers’ Association of this town, held this…