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Bucklins gave enthusiastic service in the Civil War. It was a brutal war, but involved causes which many Bucklins not only honored but also served. Military service records have not been much searched, but we do have a preliminary list of Bucklins. To date, all who served appear to have done so in the Army, reflecting the disbursal of Bucklins from the ancestral first state of Rhode Island to states throughout the country, including some who went to the southern states before 1860.

John Bucklyn won the Medal of Honor. But his father changed the Bucklin name to Bucklyn. Read about his valor and the medal.

Charles M. Bucklin was Regimental First Sergeant of a Colored Troop Infantry regiment.. The army did not allow blacks to be officers and non-commissioned officers. The enlisted men in the units were made up entirely of blacks, many of them slaves who either volunteered or were taking the place of a white owner who had been drafted. (Hence, the Bucklins in the following listing that are enlisted men are presumably blacks owned by Bucklins and given that last name by the owners.) In forming the Colored Troop Infantry Units, there was a need for white officers and non-commissioned officers. It was thought, correctly, that persons who volunteered for those leadership positions would be unable to secure promotions easily. Hence, it took moral courage and determination to volunteer to be one of those white leaders of the Colored Troops. We are proud that Charles M. Bucklin, served as a Regimental First Sergeant, and George Bucklin, as a Captain.

Here is a listing of all the Bucklins that served in the military during our Civil War. The ones in the list that do not have the name of "Bucklin" either are (1) from Bucklin families that changed back (for some reason or other) from the "Bucklin" of a father to the variant, or (2) are children of a mother with the maiden name of Bucklin.

Name and Identifying numbers associated with the name in our records, and then in order:
              Date on which he was serving in the designated unit,
                            Additional Description,
                                                  Date of Discharge.

BUCKLAND, Caleb-3367 7 Aug 1861 Private, 2nd New York Cavalry, Company C aka Harris Light Cavalry; 15 Aug 1861 discharged

BUCKLAND, Solomon-3369 23 Aug 1861 Private, 6th Connecticut Infantry,
Company B; 10 May 1864 wounded at Drewrys Bluff; 11 Sep 1864 discharged

BUCKLIN, Albert-2078 19 Aug 1864 Co A, 64th NY

BUCKLIN, Alfred A-2029 26 Aug 1862 PA, Co C, 145th Infantry

BUCKLIN, Alonzo King-1574 30 Sep 1861 MA, Co C, 25th Infantry Unit

BUCKLIN, Andrew J.-575 20 Apr 1861 MI, 15th Infantry Unit (A J); Co F, 24th Infantry Unit

BUCKLIN, Benjamin F-2026 14 Sep 1861 OH, 2nd Cavalry Unit, Musician

BUCKLIN, Benjamin F.-2073 26 Nov 1862 Served RI, Capt

BUCKLIN, Bradley M-2082 24 Apr 1861 Co K, 3rd WI Infantry

BUCKLIN, Charles-1018 30 Jul 1862 MI, Co F, 24th Infantry Unit, First Sgt

BUCKLIN, Charles A-2025 23 Sep 1862 NY, Co H, 4th Heavy Artillery Unit

BUCKLIN, Charles M-2058 Co C, 1st VT Heavy Artillery; 5 Aug 1864 Co I, 81st Colored Inf, 2nd Lt. VT, 2nd Btry, Lt. Artly; 1863 Sgt. Major, 1st Regt., Colored Troops

BUCKLIN, Daniel D-2033 26 May 1862 RI, Co A, 10th Infantry Unit, Sgt.

BUCKLIN, Daniel E-1950 23 Jul 1862 MA, Co K, 33rd Infantry Unit

BUCKLIN, Delos-2079 29 Jul 1862

BUCKLIN, Edward-2034 14 Aug 1862 RI, Co E, 1st Light Artillery Battery

BUCKLIN, Eli D Van-2077 31 Aug 1864

BUCKLIN, Erastus-2019 29 Oct 1861 NY, Co G, A, 85th In.; Btry H, 1st Lt, Artillery

BUCKLIN, Frank-1896 8 Sep 1864 as a private in the 1st Michigan Infantry, Company A 9 Jun 1865 discharged

BUCKLIN, Franklin D-2010 8 Sep 1864 MI, Co A, 1st Infantry

BUCKLIN, George-2036 9 Oct 1862 RI, Co F, A, C, 12th Infantry Unit, 1st Lt.

BUCKLIN, George-2056 23 Sep 1863 Co C, 11th US Colored Heavy Artillery, Capt

BUCKLIN, George A-2053 26 May 1862 RI, Co H, 9th Infantry Unit, 2nd Lt.

BUCKLIN, George A.-1701 8 Aug 1862 Co H, 10th Infantry Unit, Cpl.; VT

BUCKLIN, George D-2059 8 Oct 1861

BUCKLIN, George E-2038 25 Jan 1862 Civil War

BUCKLIN, George H.-711 10 Dec 1864 Pawtucket, RI

BUCKLIN, George S-2013 12 Nov 1861 Co A, 12th MI Infantry, Priv

BUCKLIN, George W.-1961 18 Sep 1862 MA, Co C, 3rd Infantry Unit

BUCKLIN, Hamilton-2027 28 Aug 1861 Private, 14th Ohio Infantry, Company F

BUCKLIN, Henry-2021 26 Apr 1861 NY, Co B, 30 Infantry Unit

BUCKLIN, Henry-1972 20 Mar 1863 MA, Co M, 2nd Cavalry Unit

BUCKLIN, Henry-1949 22 May 1861 Co A, 1st CT Heavy Artillery, Priv

BUCKLIN, Herbert L-2012 11 Oct 1862 Private, 14th Maine Infantry, Company ICo I,

BUCKLIN, Hezekiah O-2041 17 Apr 1861 RI, Co G, 1st Infantry Unit

BUCKLIN, Hiram-2050 20 Aug 1861 NY, Co E, H, 65th Inf; RI, Co F, 2nd Inf

BUCKLIN, James A-2042 26 May 1862 RI, Co H, 10th Infantry Unit, Sgt.

BUCKLIN, James Albert-925 26 May 1862 private, 10th Rhode Island Infantry, Company H; 1 Sep 1862 discharged

BUCKLIN, James E-2083 31 Jul 1861 Co K, 24th IN Infantry

BUCKLIN, James H-2011 1 Apr 1863 Corporal, 8th Michigan Cavalry, Company H; 22 Sep 1865 discharged

BUCKLIN, James J.P.-2869 1863 Capt., U.S.Army

BUCKLIN, James K-2022 20 Aug 1862 NY, Co M, 5th Heavy Artillery Unit

BUCKLIN, James Tibbetts-2044 17 Apr 1861 RI, Co A, E, H, 4th Infantry Unit, Maj.;17 Apr 1861 First Sergeant of 1st RI Regiment at the Battle of Bull Run' 25 Mar 1867 Brevetted Colonel; 1862 Anteitam battle of the Civil War; 13 Apr 1862 Capt, Third Regiment, Rhode Island Artillery; 9 Jan 1863 most senior Major commission in US Army

BUCKLIN, Jeremiah-2046 14 Aug 1862 RI, Co E, Battery, 1st Light Artillery Unit, Cpl.

BUCKLIN, John C-1983 19 Sep 1862 MA, Co I, 50th Mil. Infantry Unit

BUCKLIN, Joseph-939 29 Jul 1864 corporal, 11th New Hampshire, Company E; 30 Jun 1865 discharged

BUCKLIN, Joseph D-2014 24 Dec 1861 MI, Co A, 13th Infantry Unit

BUCKLIN, L W-2071 29 Aug 1862 Malmos Guards Citizen Soldiers; MN

BUCKLIN, Lawrence-1994 16 Jul 1863 MA Co K, 18th Inf, Pvt; Co B, 32nd Inf, Cpl.

BUCKLIN, Lyman D-2016 3 Oct 1863 Co C, 1st MI Cavalry

BUCKLIN, Mason C-2061 11 Dec 1863 VT, Co A, 8th Infantry Unit, as a musician

BUCKLIN, Merrill R-2062 15 Aug 1861 Corporal, 1st Vermont Cavalry, Company G.

BUCKLIN, Milo-2063 14 Dec 1863 VT, Co A, 8th Infantry Unit

BUCKLIN, Nathaniel-2065 4 Sep 1861 Co. G 1st Inf. VT; 1861 Vt, Co. G 1st Inf

BUCKLIN, Nathaniel A.-3364 abt 1862 9th Vermont, Company H as a quartermaster sergeant

BUCKLIN, Osman-2028 15 Oct 1861 private, 68th Ohio Infantry, Company I ; 29 Oct 1864 discharged

BUCKLIN, Otis Potter-2048 17 Apr 1861 RI, Tompkins' Battery, Light Artillery

BUCKLIN, Peter-2072 18 Mar 1863 Co D, 9th MI Infantry

BUCKLIN, S D-1965 abt 1864 Co C, 156th IL Infantry

BUCKLIN, Stephen Randall-996 17 Apr 1861 RI, Co E, 1st Inf, Capt; RI, 3rd Hvy Artillery, Lt Col.

BUCKLIN, Sylvester-2017 9 Oct 1861 MI, Co I, 1st Engineers & Mechanics Unit

BUCKLIN, Sylvester-2075 bet 1863-1865 Co G, 138th IL Infantry and Co A, 156th IL Infantry

BUCKLIN, Theodore M-2080 4 Sep 1862 Co A, 80th IN Infantry

BUCKLIN, Walter-2070 17 Nov 1864 USCT, Co E, 60th Colored Infantry, Pvt

BUCKLIN, Warren-2054 ME, Co K, 20th Infantry Unit; 15 Sep 1864 Private, 29th Maine Infantry, Company G ;31 May 1865 discharged

BUCKLIN, Washington-2051 18 Sep 1861 RI, Co H, 4th Infantry Unit

BUCKLIN, Willard-2468 18 Dec 1863 NY, Co K, A, 11th Cavalry Unit

BUCKLIN, Willard J-2024 bet 1862-1864 NY, Co F, 112th Infantry Unit; 1 Mar 1864 promoted to Sergeant;; 1 Jun 1864 wounded in arm at the Cold Harbor battle

BUCKLIN, William N-2052 5 Jun 1861 RI, Co K, 2nd Infantry Unit

BUCKLIN, Zachariah-2081 24 Sep 1864 1st WI Heavy Artillery, Co H

NELLIS, James Henrick-2684 18 Aug 1863 enlisted in Jefferson Co, NY Co H. 18th Calvary as a private.

RAUM, George Edward-1826 1864 VA unit at New Market Battle

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