Military History of Thomas Buchanan  (c. 1747 - 10/13/1823)

	Officer History
	Date   Rank   Unit   Military Action   Position   Status   25 Jun 1775   Third Lieutenant   Pennsylvania Battalion of Riflemen             18 Aug 1775   Third Lieutenant   2nd Continental Regiment             27 Aug 1775   Third Lieutenant   2nd Continental Regiment   Ploughed Hill, Mass         9 Nov 1775   Third Lieutenant   2nd Continental Regiment   Lechmere's Point, Mass         1 Jan 1776   Second Lieutenant   1st Continental Regiment             1 Jul 1776   Second Lieutenant   1st Pennsylvania Regiment             27 Aug 1776   Second Lieutenant   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   Long Island         29-30 Aug 1776   Second Lieutenant   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   Covering Force, Long Island Retreat         28 Oct 1776   Second Lieutenant   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   White Plains         26 Dec 1776   Second Lieutenant   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   Trenton, NJ (I)         1 Jan 1777   First Lieutenant   1st Pennsylvania Regiment             2 Jan 1777   First Lieutenant   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   Trenton, NJ (II)         3 Jan 1777   First Lieutenant   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   Princeton         10 Jan - May 1777   First Lieutenant   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   Morristown Encampment, 1777         20 Apr 1777   First Lieutenant   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   Piscataway, NJ (I)         14 Jun 1777   First Lieutenant   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   Somerset Court House, NJ         Summer 1777   First Lieutenant   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   Philadelphia Campaign         11 Sep 1777   First Lieutenant   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   Brandywine         20 Sep 1777   First Lieutenant   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   Paoli         1 Oct 1777   Captain Lieutenant   1st Pennsylvania Regiment             4 Oct 1777   Captain Lieutenant   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   Germantown         23 Oct 1777   Captain   1st Pennsylvania Regiment       Company Commander   To Rank From 2 Jun 1778     2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777   Captain   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   Whitemarsh Encampment   Company Commander       19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   Captain   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   Valley Forge Encampment   Company Commander       28 Jun 1778   Captain   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   Monmouth   Company Commander       2 Oct 1778   Captain   1st Pennsylvania Regiment       Company Commander; Regimental Paymaster       Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   Captain   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   Middlebrook Encampment   Company Commander; Regimental Paymaster       26 Sep 1779   Captain   1st Pennsylvania Regiment       Company Commander; Regimental Paymaster   Resigned
	Post-War Offices Held
	Date From   Date To   Office Name   Notes   18 April 1780   November 1783   Sub-Lieutenant, Cumberland County, PA       13 October 1789   1793   Sheriff, Cumberland County, PA