Newton Henry Baldwin (1842 - 1912)

Born 5 Aug 1842 in Groton, Tompkins, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 18 Feb 1912 at age 69 in McLean, Tompkins, New York, United States

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Biography

Newton Baldwin was born in 1842; he died in 1912. ^[1]

Appointed Postmaster..21 a September 1889.. McLean, Thompkins, New York, USA

Military Service

Private Newton Baldwin served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Sep 16, 1861
Mustered out: Jun 9, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. C, 76th Regiment, New York Infantry

Private Newton Baldwin was a Prisoner of War during United States Civil War.

• Civil War

Newton Baldwin was a Private in Company C, 76th Regiment, New York Infantry. He was captured at the Battle of the Wilderness. He was a prisoner of war held at Andersonville. He testified as a witness for the prosecution during the court martials of the Raiders.

According to the account published in the Sunday Mercury: "According to the testimony of Newton Baldwin, of the 76th New York: Saw Muir engaged in robbing Dowd. Saw him on top of Dowd, trying to cut his pocket and fumbling in it." ^[2]

After being released from Andersonville, Baldwin re-enlisted in the 147th New York Infantry.

On July 13, 1877, Baldwin filed an application (application no. 239087) for a pension due to his service during the Civil War. He received pension certificate number 203237. On March 1, 1912, his widow filed an application (application number 982345) for a widow's pension. She received pension certificate number 740761. ^[3]

Baldwin, Newton

BATTLE UNIT NAME: 76th Regiment, New York Infantry

SIDE: Union

COMPANY: C

SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private

SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Corporal. ^[4]

Baldwin, Newton

BATTLE UNIT NAME: 147th Regiment, New York Infantry

SIDE: Union

COMPANY: F

SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Corporal

SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Corporal

NOTES: General Note - See also Co. E - 76 N.Y.V. ^[5]

BALDWIN, NEWTON

Age: 19 years

Enlisted, September 16, 1861

At: Peruville

To serve: three years

Mustered in as: private

Co. C

October 5, 1861

Re-enlisted as a veteran

January 2, 1861

Captured in action: May 5, 1861

At: the Wilderness, Va.

Paroled, no date

Transferred to Co. P, One Hundred and Forty-seventh Infantry, January 28,1865. ^[6]

BALDWIN, NEWTON

Private

Co. C

Seventy-sixth Infantry

Transferred to Co. F, this regiment, January 28, 1865

Promoted corporal: no date

Discharged, June 9, 1865

Near Washington, D. C. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157230788/newton-baldwin: accessed 26 July 2023), memorial page for Newton Baldwin (5 Aug 1842–18 Feb 1912), Find a Grave Memorial ID 157230788, citing McLean Cemetery, McLean, Tompkins County, New York, USA; Maintained by McLean Honor Wall (contributor 48925729).
2. ↑ "Andersonville Raiders, Yankee Versus Yankee in the Civil War's Most Notorious Prison Camp", by Gary Morgan, Stackpole Books 2020, Page 109.
3. ↑ Fold3, Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900, compiled 1949 - 1949, documenting the period 1861 - 1942, Pension Index Card for Baldwin, Newton. https://www.fold3.com/image/2670872/baldwin-newton-civil-war-pensions-index?terms=war,york,civil,union,new,newton,baldwin
4. ↑ National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Soldier Details for Baldwin, Newton. https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=5D44817E-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A
5. ↑ National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Soldier Details for Baldwin, Newton. https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=0843817E-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A
6. ↑ New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs, History, Report of the Adjutant General, Seventy-Sixth Infantry Regiment Roster, page 188. https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/Infantry/76th_Infantry_CW_Roster.pdf
7. ↑ New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs, History, Report of the Adjutant General, One Hundred and Forty-Seventh Infantry Regiment Roster, page 7. https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/Infantry/147th_Infantry_CW_Roster.pdf