Baldwin had a long career with the US Army. It might not be too difficult to find more about his first MOH. We don't have much information for many of the MOH recipients from the Civil War. In fact, if it wasn't for their MOH we might know nothing about them.
I can't make a connection with the face. As far as guys changing (or not) you must have talked with my wife!I know it's unlikely but Arnold's face reminded me of this man, 5th US Cavalry officers in camp, somewhere ( I think ) near D.C. The man with a little boy? Mustache is the similar, too and we know how much you guys like change.
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This arcane layout is one big reason I dislike the original 10-volume (5 in some reprint editions) Photographic History of the Civil War and have never wanted to own a set; that, plus the almost total lack of rational organization, which I'll bet this suffers from as well. Several years ago I bought a reprint (can't remember the name though) of another ca. 1900 book on MOH awardees but have read very little of it, due to the lack of order - I'd like to use it as a reference, but doubt it would be easy to actually locate any of the page-to-page-and-a-half accounts due to the way they're just thrown together in NO particular order!
I downloaded Photographic History of the Civil War just to have a copy of it. I've rarely looked at it. The overlapped photos took forever to separate and touchup. With many photos on some pages meant smaller finished photos.
Yes, I've seen it in several iterations.So funny, then scroll down to you and James being driven a little crazy by lack of organization in publications. That made smile , that tendency is everywhere else too- swear my husband can wake from a dead sleep smelling a tool not put back in the right place. If my daughter in law discovers my son is once again color-coding his sock drawer, she'll go mess it up. As she should.
I won't post it here because it's an MoH thread, have you guys seen the photo of all the Union Generals on one sheet? It'll give you hives.
I remembered to look, and in fact it IS Deeds of Valor that I have! (I bought it a few years ago at a flea market for $1 - $2.) Mine's a 1992 one-volume reprint and unfortunately with each and every reprint like this and Photographic History.. the quality of the illustrations gets worse and worse, resulting in dark, muddy images.
The story of Bensinger and the other members of Andrews' Raiders is well and fully told in Stealing the General, which I read and reviewed earlier this year; it also includes a short history of the creation of the Medal of Honor and the first awards which were to some of the men: https://civilwartalk.com/threads/stealing-the-general-by-russell-s-bonds.155333/
James, based on your review I just ordered a used copy for $4.33 with free shipping!
Sounds like a bargain - I found my own new-condition copy in a used book stall at an East Texas antique mall as cheaply or cheaper!
Better to buy after getting eyes on it. I'l find out about the condition of mine when I get it. It seems like a buyer of this book would take good care of it.
I'll briefly mention that this uniform and its distinctive cap which has previously appeared on other recipients here, although I unfortunately don't remember the date of regulation for, nevertheless was commonly worn in the 1890's during the Spanish-American War in non-tropical climates before being replaced by the M.1902. Note how the jacket or coat fastens with hooks-and-eyes underneath the placquet which is bordered by black mohair wool bands. (The cap also has a band of black mohair around it.) The short collar bears in addition to the letters U. S. the castle insignia for his branch-of-service, the Corps of Engineers.
Mohair? I would have never guessed mohair. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
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