Frank Baldwin
Major General Frank Dwight Baldwin | |
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Frank Dwight Baldwin (June 26, 1842 – April 22, 1923), a resident of
Life and career
Baldwin served in the Civil War in the
After the war, he became a student at
On November 8, 1874, while commanding a scout company on escort duty, he led a surprise attack on the camp of Grey Beard, rescuing two young sisters whose parents and brothers had been killed by another Indian band. He was awarded his second Medal of Honor for this action against a larger force in a strong defensive position.
His actions in an attack on an Indian village on the Red River in Montana on December 18, 1876, earned him a brevet of captain, U.S. Regular Army (awarded on February 27, 1890).
Baldwin also served in the Philippines during the Spanish–American War. He was promoted to brigadier general, U.S. Regular Army on June 9, 1902, and he retired in 1906. In 1915, he was advanced to major general on the Army's retired list.
During World War I, Baldwin served as Adjutant General of the Colorado National Guard; appointed to the post in 1917, he served until retiring again in 1919.
On January 10, 1867, he married Alice Blackwood.[2][3] They had one daughter, Juanita.[3]
General Baldwin was a companion of the Michigan Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.
He died in
Affiliations
General Baldwin belonged to numerous fraternal, military and social organizations which included the following:
- Siloam Lodge, No. 35, A. F. & A. M., at Constantine, Michigan (1863)
- Veteran Companion, Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Colorado Commandery (1892)
- Order of the Indian Wars of the United States, National Commandery at Washington, D. C. (1897)
- Veteran Companion of the Military Order of Foreign Wars, Colorado Commandery (1903)
- Honorary member of General Henry W. Lawton Camp No. 1, United Spanish War Veterans (1905)
- Army & Navy Clubof Washington, D.C. (1913)
- National Geographic Society at Washington, D.C. (1916)
- Honorary member of the Denver Club (1903)
- Commercial Club of Albuquerque, New Mexico (1903)
- Yavapai Club of Prescott, Arizona (1903)
Legacy
His wife, Alice Blackwood Baldwin, honored the general's war contributions by compiling and editing the memoirs of her late husband in 1929. Along with General Baldwin, three other two-time Medal of Honor recipients are interred in
Awards
First Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: Captain, Company D, 19th Michigan Infantry. Place and date: At Peachtree Creek, Georgia, July 20, 1864.[5] Citation: "Led his company in a countercharge at Peach Tree Creek, Ga., 20 July 1864, under a galling fire ahead of his own men, and singly entered the enemy's line, capturing and bringing back 2 commissioned officers, fully armed, besides a guidon of a Georgia regiment." Date of issue: December 3, 1891.
Second Medal of Honor
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, 5th U.S. Infantry. Place and date: At McClellan's Creek, Texas, November 8, 1874. Citation: "Rescued, with 2 companies, 2 white girls by a voluntary attack upon Indians whose superior numbers and strong position would have warranted delay for reinforcements, but which delay would have permitted the Indians to escape and kill their captives." Date of issue: November 27, 1894.[6]
Other awards
Veteran's Hall of Fame
Inducted into the Hillsdale County, Michigan Veteran's Hall of Fame in 2004 for his distinguished service in the American Civil War. Hall of Fame inductee 016, Civil War inductee 004.
Dates of rank
- Second lieutenant, Michigan Horse Guards – 19 September 1861
- Mustered out of service – 22 November 1861
- First lieutenant, 19th Michigan Infantry – 12 August 1862
- Captain, 19th Michigan Infantry – 23 January 1864
- Mustered out – 10 June 1865
- Second lieutenant, 19th Infantry – 23 February 1866
- First lieutenant, 19th Infantry – 10 May 1866
- Captain, 5th Infantry – 27 March 1879
- Brevet major – 27 February 1890
- Major, 5th Infantry – 26 April 1898
- Lieutenant colonel, Inspector General, Volunteers – 20 June 1898
- Discharged from Volunteers – 12 May 1899
- Lieutenant colonel, 4th Infantry – 18 December 1899
- Colonel, 27th Infantry – 26 July 1901
- Brigadier general, United States Army – 2 June 1902
- Retired – 26 June 1906 [7]
- Major general, United States Army, Retired – 4 March 1915 [8]
See also
References
- ^ Notable Graves, Medal of Honor Recipients, Indian Wars: Frank D. Baldwin – ANC Official Website
- ^ a b c "Baldwin, Francis Leonard Dwight (1842–1923)". Texas State Historical Association.
- ^ a b c "Major General Frank D. Baldwin Collection". Archives and Special Collections, Hillsdale College. Archived from the original on April 18, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- ^ "Burial Detail: Baldwin, Frank D. (Section 3, Grave 1894)". ANC Explorer. Arlington National Cemetery. (Official website).
- ^ U.S. Congress, "General Staff Corps and Medals of Honor," 1st session of the 66th Congress, Senate Documents, vol. 14, (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1919), 384.
- ^ U.S. Congress, "General Staff Corps and Medals of Honor," 1st session of the 66th Congress, Senate Documents, vol. 14, (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1919), 457.
- ^ Official Register of Commissioned Officers of the United States Army. 1910. p. 473.
- ^ Official Register of Commissioned Officers of the United States Army. 1923. p. 1042.
- "homeofheroes.com: Baldwin, Frank D." Retrieved September 29, 2010.
- Biography from Denver County Archives
- Steinbach, Robert H. A Long March: The Lives of Frank and Alice Baldwin. University of Texas Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-292-74185-0
- Who Was Who in American History, the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. OCLC 657162692
External links
- "Frank Dwight Baldwin". at ArlingtonCemetery.net. January 25, 2023. (Unofficial website).