Melvin R. Baldwin
Melvin R. Baldwin was a Captain of the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company E.
Antebellum
- April 12, 1838 - Born in Windsor County, Vermont
- 1847 - Moved to Wisconsin
- 1855 - Entered Lawrence University at Appleton, Wisconsin
- Studied law through Sophomore year
- Adopted Civil Engineering as a profession
- Engaged on the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad until enlistment
- Enlisted from Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin
War Career
- April 21, 1861 - Enlisted in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company E
- June 11, 1861 - Mustered into federal service with unit
- ? - 2nd Corporal[1]
- ? - Sergeant
- July 21, 1861 - Slightly wounded in action at the
Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
- October 13, 1861 - Appointed to regimental Sergeant Major
- April 21, 1862 - Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant of the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company E
- August 28, 1862 - Wounded in action at the
Engagement at Gainesville, Virginia
- November 21, 1862-April 5, 1863 - Detached service as Chief of Division Ambulance Corps
- January 2, 1863 - Promoted to 1st Lieutenant
- March 3, 1863 - Promoted to Captain
- July 1, 1863 - Taken prisoner at the
Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- ? - Confined at Libby Prison
- ? - Confined at Macon, Georgia
- ? - Confined at Charleston, South Carolina
- ? - Confined at Columbia, South Carolina
- Made 2 escapes, recaptured both times
- Signed Petition complaining of conditions at Camp Sorghum, Columbia, South Carolina
- December 9, 1864 - Paroled at Camp Asylum, Columbia, South Carolina
- Exchanged after 17 months' imprisonment
- December 16, 1864 - Mustered out of federal service
Postwar Career
- Engaged in operative railroad work in Kansas after the war
- 1875 - Moved to Minnesota
- 1885 - Moved to Duluth, Minnesota
- 1886 - President of Duluth Chamber of Commerce
- Democrat
- Twice declined Congressional nomination
- August 1892 - Nominated by acclamation
- Elected to the 53rd Congress
Melvin R. Baldwin Second Wisconsin Volunteers
Baldwin, Melvin R., of Duluth, Minn., was born in Windsor county, April 12, 1838; removed to Wisconsin 1847; entered Lawrence University, Appleton, Wis., 1855, remaining through the sophomore year; studied law, and then adopted civil engineering as a profession; was engaged on Chicago & Northwestern R. R. till April 19, 1861; enlisted as a private in Company E., 2d Wis. Infantry, brigaded with the Iron Brigade; was slightly wounded at the first, and severely wounded at the second battle of Bull Run; promoted to captain of his company; was captured at Gettysburg and confined in Libby, Macon, Georgia, Charleston, and Columbia, South Carolina; made two escapes, but was recaptured, and was finally exchanged after seventeen months' imprisonment.
Engaged in operative railroad work in Kansas after the war; was general superintendent four years; removed to Minnesota in 1875, and has resided in Duluth since 1885; president of Duluth Chamber of Commerce since 1886; always a Democrat; twice declined Congressional nomination; nominated by acclamation in August, 1892, and was elected to the 53d Congress.
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Notes
- ↑ According to NPS
Sources
- National Archive Microfilm - Group M559, Roll 2
- National Park Service - Baldwin, Melvin R.
- Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Pages 346, 359)
- Jacob G. Ullery, compiler, Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical
History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont, (Transcript Publishing Company, Brattleboro, VT, 1894), Part III, pp. 10.
- Vermont Civil War Database
- Independent Research by:
- Beverly Gillihan
- Tom Ledoux
- Jack Lundquist
- The Northeast Washington Genealogical Society
- Wisconsin Soldiers
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
- Soldiers from Winnebago County, Wisconsin
- Soldiers from Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Enlisted
- Wisconsin Mustered In
- Wisconsin Non-Commissioned Officers
- Wisconsin Officers
- Wisconsin Wounded
- Wisconsin Prisoners
- Wisconsin Mustered Out
- Source: RWV (1) 0346
- Source: RWV (1) 0359