William McCandless

William "Buck" McCandless
William "Buck" McCandless
Nickname(s)	Buck
Born	September 29, 1834; Ireland
Died	June 17, 1884 (aged 49); Philadelphia, PA
Buried	Mount Moriah Cemetery
Allegiance	United States; Union
Branch	United States Army; Union Army
Rank	Colonel
Unit	2nd Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment; Pennsylvania Reserve Division
Battles / wars	American Civil War Seven Days Battle; Second Battle of Bull Run; Battle of Fredericksburg; Battle of Gettysburg; Bristoe Campaign; Battle of Mine Run; Battle of the Wilderness; Battle of Spotsylvania; ;
Other work	State Senator

William "Buck" McCandless (September 29, 1834 – June 17, 1884) was an American military officer and politician from Pennsylvania. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War and commanded a regiment and then a brigade in the Pennsylvania Reserve Division. He served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 1st district from 1867 to 1868 and as the first Secretary of Internal Affairs of Pennsylvania from 1875 to 1879.