Josiah married Elizabeth Sarah Jane Martin on 24 August 1862. Soon after their daughter, Sarah Jane (Jennie) Baker, was born on 18 August 1863, Josiah enlisted to be in the Civil War. He was captured by the South and imprisoned in Baltimore. At the end of the war, he was freed, only to die from disease while still in Maryland. The war officially ended a few weeks later. Wife and daughter later moved to Iowa.
From the New York State Military Museum. The 15th Cavalry Regiment Unit Roster - Civil War:
BAKER, JOSIAH.—Age, 25 years. Enlisted, December 22, 1863, at Whitestown; mustered in as private, Co. M, January 4, 1864, to serve three years; captured, November 1, 1861; paroled prisoner, March 16, 1865, at Annapolis, Md.; died of disease, March 31, 1865, at Baltimore, Md.
The grave marker on this page is a cenotaph, as his body is not buried here. According to U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Form record:
Name Josiah Baker
Death Date 31 Mar 1865
Cemetery Loudon Park National Cemetery
Burial Location Baltimore, Maryland
In the Loudon National Cemetery, he is buried beneath a headstone that reads "Joseph Baker", but this is confirmed to be Josiah Baker based on records and a phone conversation with the cemetery governmental entity.
From the New York State Military Museum. The 15th Cavalry Regiment Unit Roster - Civil War:
BAKER, JOSIAH.—Age, 25 years. Enlisted, December 22, 1863, at Whitestown; mustered in as private, Co. M, January 4, 1864, to serve three years; captured, November 1, 1861; paroled prisoner, March 16, 1865, at Annapolis, Md.; died of disease, March 31, 1865, at Baltimore, Md.
The grave marker on this page is a cenotaph, as his body is not buried here. According to U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Form record:
Name Josiah Baker
Death Date 31 Mar 1865
Cemetery Loudon Park National Cemetery
Burial Location Baltimore, Maryland
In the Loudon National Cemetery, he is buried beneath a headstone that reads "Joseph Baker", but this is confirmed to be Josiah Baker based on records and a phone conversation with the cemetery governmental entity.
Josiah married Elizabeth Sarah Jane Martin on 24 August 1862. Soon after their daughter, Sarah Jane (Jennie) Baker, was born on 18 August 1863, Josiah enlisted to be in the Civil War. He was captured by the South and imprisoned in Baltimore. At the end of the war, he was freed, only to die from disease while still in Maryland. The war officially ended a few weeks later. Wife and daughter later moved to Iowa.
From the New York State Military Museum. The 15th Cavalry Regiment Unit Roster - Civil War:
BAKER, JOSIAH.—Age, 25 years. Enlisted, December 22, 1863, at Whitestown; mustered in as private, Co. M, January 4, 1864, to serve three years; captured, November 1, 1861; paroled prisoner, March 16, 1865, at Annapolis, Md.; died of disease, March 31, 1865, at Baltimore, Md.
The grave marker on this page is a cenotaph, as his body is not buried here. According to U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Form record:
Name Josiah Baker
Death Date 31 Mar 1865
Cemetery Loudon Park National Cemetery
Burial Location Baltimore, Maryland
In the Loudon National Cemetery, he is buried beneath a headstone that reads "Joseph Baker", but this is confirmed to be Josiah Baker based on records and a phone conversation with the cemetery governmental entity.
From the New York State Military Museum. The 15th Cavalry Regiment Unit Roster - Civil War:
BAKER, JOSIAH.—Age, 25 years. Enlisted, December 22, 1863, at Whitestown; mustered in as private, Co. M, January 4, 1864, to serve three years; captured, November 1, 1861; paroled prisoner, March 16, 1865, at Annapolis, Md.; died of disease, March 31, 1865, at Baltimore, Md.
The grave marker on this page is a cenotaph, as his body is not buried here. According to U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Form record:
Name Josiah Baker
Death Date 31 Mar 1865
Cemetery Loudon Park National Cemetery
Burial Location Baltimore, Maryland
In the Loudon National Cemetery, he is buried beneath a headstone that reads "Joseph Baker", but this is confirmed to be Josiah Baker based on records and a phone conversation with the cemetery governmental entity.
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