Buchanan Civil War Weekend culminated with the Battle of Buchanan at Town Park Sunday afternoon. Guests lined the fairgrounds to witness historic reenactors blasting cannons and long rifles depicting this historic battle. During the Civil War, the Town of Buchanan served as an important Confederate supply depot for shipment of agricultural produce and pig iron to Richmond via the James River and Kanawha Canal. Buchanan Farmers provided the Confederate quartermaster with beef, cotton, yarn and corn. Buchanan also provided troops for the Confederate war effort, most notably for the Botetourt Artillery.
~ Fincastle Herald staff report
