This is a response to my OWN much earlier post re: Hiram Buchanan. I have now learned that Hiram was NOT his name. The father of my G.grandmother was "Hy" Buchanan - William Henry Buchanan. "Hy" was a common nickname/abbreviation for the name Henry and apparently, he chose to use his middle name. I've been searching for him for a long time now. He enlisted in the Civil War from Pierce Co., Ga. in 1861, but seems to have disappeared in 1864. There is no record of him after that date - he didn't apply for a pension and there's no record of his death. I think he either deserted or just plain didn't go back. He disappeared about the time my G.Grandmother was born!! I am looking for anything I can find on William Henry Buchanan, son of Duncan Buchanan/Bohanon.