Sally Buchanan

"Sarah Buchanan" redirects here. For the American long-distance runner, see Sarah Pagano Buchanan.

Sally Buchanan
Born
Sarah Ridley

December 1773
Watauga (now Elizabethton, Tennessee, U.S.)
DiedNovember 23, 1831(1831-11-23) (aged 57)
Buchanan's Station, Tennessee, U.S.
Burial placeBuchanan's Station Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Known forRole during Battle of Buchanan's Station
Spouse
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(m. 1791)​
Children13

Sarah Ridley Buchanan (née Ridley; December 1773 – November 23, 1831) was an American settler in Tennessee.[1][2] Credited with helping to defend Buchanan's Station during an attempted raid by Native Americans in 1792, Buchanan was called "the greatest heroine of the West" by writer Elizabeth F. Ellet.[1] As stories about Buchanan's bravery spread, accounts of her life were sometimes embellished with fictional elements.[3][2]

  1. ^ a b Ellet, Elizabeth Fries (1873). "Sarah Buchanan". The Eminent and Heroic Women of America. New York: McMenamy, Hess. pp. 710–725.
  2. ^ a b Slate, Mike (January 4, 2022) [2011]. "Preserving Nashville's Pioneer Legacy, Part II: The Role of John and Sally Buchanan in Nashville History". Nashville Historical Newsletter. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  3. ^ Buchanan, John (2001). Jackson's Way: Andrew Jackson and the People of the Western Waters. New York: Wiley. pp. 131–136. ISBN 0-471-28253-7.