Alpheus Baker
Born: May 28, 1828
Birthplace: Abbeville District, South Carolina
Father: Alpheus Baker Sr. 1780 – 1857
Mother: Eliza H. Courtney 1800 -
Wife: Lydia Louisa Garvin 1834 – 1866
(Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Eufaula, Alabama)
Wife: Pheribee May Ricks 1847 – 1934
Occupation before War:
School teacher and Attorney in South Carolina
Attorney in Lumpkin County, Georgia
Attorney in Barbour County, Alabama
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain of 1st Alabama Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 1st Alabama Infantry Regiment
1862: Captured during the Battle of New Madrid
1862: Held as Prisoner of War for Several Months
1862 – 1864: Colonel of 54th Alabama Infantry Regiment
1863: Participated in the Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi
1863: Wounded during the Battle of Champions Hill, Mississippi
1864 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
1864: Wounded during the Battle of Ezra Church, Georgia
1865: Brigade Commander in the Defense of Mobile, Alabama
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1878: Attorney in Barbour County, Alabama
1878 – 1891: Attorney in Louisville, Kentucky
Died: October 21, 1891
Place of Death: Louisville, Kentucky
Age at time of Death: 63 years old
Burial Place: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky
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