![Martin Van Buren Buchanan](https://i0.wp.com/oatlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/African-American-history-2.png?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1)
Martin Buchanan left Oatlands in 1863 and enlisted in Company G of the 2nd United States Colored Infantry. He served throughout the Civil War. He returned to Loudoun, bought property in nearby Gleedsville, and raised a family there. A descendant of the Buchanans has served their country in every war since.