William Edwin Baldwin
William Edwin Baldwin | |
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| Born | July 28, 1827 Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | February 19, 1864 (aged 36) Mobile County, Alabama |
| Allegiance | Confederate States of America |
| Service/ | Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–64 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands held |  14th Mississippi Infantry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War - Battle of Fort Donelson - Battle of Coffeeville - Battle of Port Gibson - Battle of Champion's Hill - Vicksburg Campaign |
William Edwin Baldwin (July 28, 1827 – February 19, 1864) was a Confederate Army officer during the American Civil War.
He was a bookstore owner and he owned one slave.[citation needed] He was a member of the Mississippi Militia in Columbus, Mississippi, Baldwin enlisted in the Confederate Army soon after Mississippi announced its secession from the Union, accepting a commission as Colonel of the 14th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. Stationed briefly in Pensacola, Florida, he was transferred with his unit to East Tennessee and later central Kentucky, where he fought and was later captured at the Battle of Fort Donelson.
After being released in a prisoner exchange, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general and sent to West Tennessee, where he assumed command of a mixed brigade of Mississippi and Tennessee soldiers. Winning distinction at the Battle of Coffeeville, Baldwin would later participate in the battles of Port Gibson and Champion's Hill during the Vicksburg Campaign. Baldwin was captured when Vicksburg fell. After being exchanged, he was assigned to the District of Mobile. There, he was killed in an accident when a broken stirrup caused him to fall off his horse, near the Dog River in Alabama.
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References[edit]
- Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
- Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. ISBN 978-0-8160-1055-4.
- Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959. ISBN 978-0-8071-0823-9.
- 1827 births
- 1864 deaths
- American Civil War prisoners of war held by the United States
- Confederate States Army brigadier generals
- Confederate States of America military personnel killed in the American Civil War
- People of Mississippi in the American Civil War
- People from Columbus, Mississippi
- Accidental deaths in Alabama
- Deaths by horse-riding accident in the United States
- American slave owners