b. 1844 Lindsay, Ontario, Canada. d. 20/07/1864 Georgia.

 

DATE OF MOH ACTION: 20/07/1864 Peachtree Creek, Georgia.

 

Buckley was born in Canada in 1844. He joined the 136th New York Infantry from Avon, New York in August 1862. Buckley was killed in action on 20 July 1864 and his remains are interred at the Marietta National Cemetery in Marietta, Georgia.

 

MOH CITATION:

 

Capture of flag of 31st Mississippi (Confederate States of America).

 

BURIAL LOCATION: MARIETTA NATIONAL CEMETERY, MARIETTA, GEORGIA.

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