Person:Philemon Baldwin (1)

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Col. Philemon P. Baldwin
b.29 Oct 1836 Clark, Indiana, United States
d.19 Sep 1863 Chickamauga, Walker, Georgia, United States
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  1. Col. Philemon P. Baldwin1836 - 1863
  2. Elizabeth Baldwin
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Name Col. Philemon P. Baldwin
Gender Male
Birth[3] 29 Oct 1836 Clark, Indiana, United States
Military[1][2] Indiana, United States6th Regiment, Company A
Death[2] 19 Sep 1863 Chickamauga, Walker, Georgia, United States
References
  1. ↑ National Park System Civil War Soldiers and Sailors.

    Baldwin , Philemon P.
    BATTLE UNIT NAME:
    6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry
    SIDE:
    Union
    COMPANY:
    A
    SOLDIER'S RANK IN:
    Captain
    SOLDIER'S RANK OUT:
    Colonel
    ALTERNATE NAME:
    FILM NUMBER:
    M540 ROLL 3
    PLAQUE NUMBER:
    NOTES:
    Company Note - F&S

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 .

    U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865
    VIEW U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865
    Name: Philemon P Baldwin
    Death Date: 19 Sep 1863
    Death Place: Chickamauga, Georgia
    Enlistment State: Indiana
    Rank: Colonel
    Regiment: 6 Ind V
    Box Number: 10
    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
    Original data:
    Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, compiled 1861–1865. ARC ID: 656639. Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's–1917. Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C.

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    Birth: Oct. 29, 1836
    Clark County
    Indiana, USA
    Death: Sep. 19, 1863
    Georgia, USA

    Colonel in the Union Army killed at the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia.
    Philemon Baldwin was a resident of Madison, Indiana where he ran a farm implement business.
    During the Civil War Baldwin enlisted in the Union Army on 4/19/1861 as a 1st Lieutenant and was later commissioned into company A of the (3-Month)6th Indiana Infantry.
    He was Mustered Out on 8/2/1861 at Indianapolis, Indiana. On 9/12/1861 he was commissioned Company A of the (3-year) 6th Indiana Infantry.

    He was Killed on 9/19/1863 at Chickamauga, Georgia while rallying his brigade. Grabbing the colors of the 6th Indiana, he swung his horse around toward the enemy and cried, "Follow Me!" He was answered by a volley of bullets. Sadly, his body was never recovered. It is believed that his body is buried with the unknown at Chickamauga.









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    Parents:
    Philemon Prindle Baldwin (1786 - 1854)
    Lorena L. Green Baldwin (1798 - 1866)

    Sibling:
    Clementa Love Walker (1816 - 1899)**
    Philemon Prindle Baldwin (1836 - 1863)

    *Calculated relationship
    **Half-sibling

    Burial:
    Springdale Cemetery
    Madison
    Jefferson County
    Indiana, USA

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    Created by: Eric Lowman
    Record added: Jan 20, 2008
    Find A Grave Memorial# 24060910

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