Ezekiah Baker (1844 - 1864)

Born 1844 in Venango, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 3 Aug 1864 at about age 20 in Andersonville Prison, Sumter, Georgia, United States

Biography

Corporal Ezekiah Baker served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA

Corporal Ezekiah Baker was a POW in Andersonville Prison during The United States Civil War.

Corporal Ezekiah Baker Died while a Prisoner of War in Andersonville Prison during The United States Civil War.

Ezekiah was born in 1844. He was the son of Phillip Baker (1818-1906) and Ann Elizabeth Mayes (1820-1856).

He enlisted January 1, 1864 into Company K of the 4th Regiment, Penn. Cavalry. Mustered in as a corporal and died incarcerated in Andersonville Prison that same year. The cause of death was diarrhea.^[1] He is buried in grave 4610.

4610, Baker, E, * 4, Co K, died Aug 8, diarrhea

Sources

1. ↑ A list of the Union soldiers buried at Andersonville by [Atwater, Dorence], 1845- [from old catalog]; Barton, Clara, 1821-1912

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50051551/ezekiah-baker: accessed 05 March 2023), memorial page for Corp Ezekiah Baker (1844–3 Aug 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50051551, citing Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Ted Myers (contributor 46904394).

• A list of the Union soldiers buried at Andersonville

by [Atwater, Dorence], 1845- [from old catalog]; Barton, Clara, 1821-1912