William Edwin Baldwin
Born: July 28, 1827
Birthplace: Statesburg, South Carolina
Father: Daniel Baldwin 1787 – 1865
(Buried: Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi)
Mother: Emmaline Unknown – 1875
(Buried: Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi)
Occupation before War:
Bookstore Owner in Columbus, Mississippi
Served in the Columbus, Mississippi Militia
Civil War Career:
Colonel of 14th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
1862: Captured during the Battle of Fort Donelson, Tennessee
1862 – 1864: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Infantry
Commander in West Tennessee of Brigade of Mississippi & Tennessee Soldiers
1862: Brigade Commander in the Battle of Coffeeville, Mississippi
1863: Brigade Commander in Battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi
1863: Brigade Commander in Battle of Champion Hill, Mississippi
1863: Captured during the Vicksburg, Mississippi Campaign
1863 – 1864: Served in a District of Mobile, Alabama
Died: February 19, 1864
Place of Death: Mobile County, Alabama
Age at time of Death: 36 years old
Cause of Death: Broken stirup on horse near Dog River in Alabama
Burial Place: Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi
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