Clark Benjamin Baldwin was the Lieutenant Colonel and Commanding Officer of the 1st Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War from 1862 until 1864. He originally enlisted as the Captain of Company E in 1861 but was soon promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1862. He was discharged on 9/15/1864 and returned home after experiencing 4 years of war and fighting in some of the bloodiest battles in American History. Baldwin was born in 1818 and died in 1890, dying at the age of 71. He died a True American Hero, being Wounded 3X and taken prisoner during the Civil War. Baldwin was Wounded at The Battle Of Williamsburg VA on 5/5/1862, Wounded at The Battle Of Gettysburg PA on 7/2/1863, and Wounded + Taken Prisoner at The Battle Of The Wilderness VA on 5/6/1864. He was released from his POW Camp on 9/15/1864 and returned home. On the night of July 1st 1863, at about 2:00 AM, Baldwin and his men found themselves arriving at the town of Gettysburg Pennsylvania. They arrived to a horrible scene of thousands of wounded and dead men from the fighting that took place earlier that day. Not too long after arriving, Baldwin and his men pitched up their tents on the battlefield and tried to get as much shut eye as they could. The next day, on the morning of July 2nd 1863 at about 8:00 AM, Baldwin and his men awoke and were sent to the Emmitsburg Road to take position on the Union Line as Skirmishers. More specifically, they were sent to the Rogers Farm on the Emmitsburg Road. When they arrived to their position on the Emmitsburg Road, they noticed a farm house with a young 18 year old girl inside baking bread. Baldwin approached the house and knocked on the door, he was greeted by a young 18 year old Josephine Rogers Miller who had a steaming hot loaf of bread in her hands. Baldwin immediately advised to Josephine that it is not safe here, and that she should hide in the basement or flee town as the rest of her family had done earlier. Instead of listening to Baldwin, Josephine told him that she will stay put and bake bread for him and his soldiers. They continued to talk and eventually Baldwin came back to his men with steaming hot fresh bread for them. Baldwin and his men quickly devoured the bread, so Josephine continued to bake for them for hours on end. Baldwin and his men quickly grew a great friendship with Josephine. Unfortunately, the good time they were having would not last forever, as later that day on July 2nd a massive battle broke out on the Emmitsburg Road and the Rogers House was right in the middle of it. From the distant woods behind the Rogers Farm, Langs Floridians emerged. There was thousands of confederates charging right at Baldwin and his men on the Rogers Farm. Baldwin and his men fought ferociously in an effort to hold their position, but eventually they had to fall back after taking too many casualties and being outnumbered. During this action, Baldwin was wounded. He was shot in his right arm while commanding his regiment. Despite being wounded, he continued to command his regiment for the rest of the battle. After falling back to a safe position, Baldwin and his men quickly took up positions and held there for the rest of the day, experiencing no more fighting. They slept on top of their guns on the Battlefield that night. On the morning of July 3rd, Baldwin and his men woke up and were ordered to another position where they held for the rest of the day and did not experience any fighting. The battle ended that day after the confederates were defeated in what is now known as Pickett's Charge. That battle is over. 51,000 soldiers lay dead, dying and wounded. From the night of July 3rd until July 6th, Baldwin and his men were ordered to bury the dead and tend to the wounded. They left Gettysburg early on July 7th after spending almost a week there. 23 years later, Baldwin, Josephine, and hundreds of his men returned to Gettysburg PA on July 2nd 1886 for the dedication of the 1st Massachusetts Infantry Monument. Baldwin gave a speech on the very ground he was wounded at all those years before. After his speech, him and Josephine took a picture together. He also took multiple pictures with his men as well. Before they all went their separate ways, Baldwin and his men dragged out the stove Josephine used to bake bread for them during the battle, and took her picture with it next to their monument. She also cooked bread for them one last time, as she had done all those years before. It was Baldwins and Josephines last time ever meeting, as Baldwin died 4 years later. At one point during the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln visited the Camp of the 1st Massachusetts Infantry. During Lincoln's visit, Baldwin and Lincoln had a 1 on 1 conversation in Baldwin's Tent. Even the president knew about Baldwin! May this American Hero continue to Rest In Peace, and may we continue to tell his story and make sure he is never forgotten. God bless your soul Clark. Amen.