General Laurence Baker, C.S.A.

(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1851. Resigned his U.S. Army commission and was appointed as a lieutenant colonel to the 1st North Carolina Cavalry in 1861. After promoting through the grades, Baker was promoted to brigadier general in July 1863. Major c...

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Main Author:	Anthony, E. & H.T., New York
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6425

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spellingShingle	Alabama Photographs and Pictures General Laurence Baker, C.S.A. Anthony, E. & H.T., New York
fulltopic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Baker, Laurence Simmons, 1830-1907; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--North Carolina; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description	(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1851. Resigned his U.S. Army commission and was appointed as a lieutenant colonel to the 1st North Carolina Cavalry in 1861. After promoting through the grades, Baker was promoted to brigadier general in July 1863. Major campaigns and battles include Seven Days', Second Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Brandy Station, and Gettysburg. Later assigned to command a military district in North Carolina, where he saw limited action for the rest of the war. After the war, Baker worked as farmer, insurance agent, and railroad agent. He died in Suffolk, Virginia, in April 1907 and is buried there. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. I. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling	Q0000000154Q154General Laurence Baker, C.S.A.(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1851. Resigned his U.S. Army commission and was appointed as a lieutenant colonel to the 1st North Carolina Cavalry in 1861. After promoting through the grades, Baker was promoted to brigadier general in July 1863. Major campaigns and battles include Seven Days', Second Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Brandy Station, and Gettysburg. Later assigned to command a military district in North Carolina, where he saw limited action for the rest of the war. After the war, Baker worked as farmer, insurance agent, and railroad agent. He died in Suffolk, Virginia, in April 1907 and is buried there. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. I. National Historical Society, 1991.1863-1864 circa1860-1869Anthony, E. & H.T., New YorkBaker, Laurence Simmons, 1830-1907; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--North Carolina; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #118v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00203http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6425
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General Laurence Baker, C.S.A.

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