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Capt James Baker

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Capt James Baker Veteran

Birth
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
7 Aug 1862 (aged 37)
Charles City County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Orbisonia, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Inscription:

  C... JAMES BAKER
  ... Co. I 12 Reg't. PA. R. V.
  Who died
  ... Harrison's Landing, Va.
  Aug. 7, 1862
  AGED
  37 yrs. 2 m... 17 d...
  -----
  ...

James Baker served as Captain of Company I of the 12th Regiment PA Reserve Infantry (aka 41st Regiment PA Volunteers) until his death at Harrison's Landing, VA. Bates's history of PA Civil War soldiers gives a death date of July 7th, but other sources, including the tombstone, indicate that this is incorrect.

The birth date is based on the age at death shown on the tombstone.
Inscription:

  C... JAMES BAKER
  ... Co. I 12 Reg't. PA. R. V.
  Who died
  ... Harrison's Landing, Va.
  Aug. 7, 1862
  AGED
  37 yrs. 2 m... 17 d...
  -----
  ...

James Baker served as Captain of Company I of the 12th Regiment PA Reserve Infantry (aka 41st Regiment PA Volunteers) until his death at Harrison's Landing, VA. Bates's history of PA Civil War soldiers gives a death date of July 7th, but other sources, including the tombstone, indicate that this is incorrect.

The birth date is based on the age at death shown on the tombstone.


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  • Created by: jostko
  • Added: Aug 5, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114985749/james-baker: accessed ), memorial page for Capt James Baker (May 1825–7 Aug 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 114985749, citing Orbisonia Cemetery, Orbisonia, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by jostko (contributor 48162684).