Corp. Newton A Baker joined the Union Army, 1st Reg., WV Light Artillery, Battery B, on October 1st, 1861, in Ceredo, WV. He was killed July 18, 1864, when a limber chest, upon which he was riding, exploded while on the march to Winchester through Loudoun Valley, VA, near Ashby's Gap, under the command of Brig. General Duffie.
He left his wife Mary, and three children; John Henry Baker, Elizabeth "Ella" Baker and Newton Joseph Baker.
It was always told by our family that he was buried in the Arlington National Cemetery. His grave plot has not been verified. We have been told he could possibly be in a mass burial plot of the Unknown Soldiers. The tombstone picture submitted has not been verified to be his.
Our g-grandfather, Newton A Baker, was born in Monroe County, WV, the son of Henry A Baker and Rebecca Arnot Robinson. He was married to Mary Frances Hively on Dec 20, 1857 in Gallia Co OH.
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Baker, Newton A.
Side: Union
Location: West Virginia
Battle Unit: 1st Regiment, West Virginia Light Artillery
BATTERY "B" LIGHT ARTILLERY ("KEEPER'S").
Organized at Ceredo October 1, 1861. Attached to Reynolds' Cheat Mountain District, W. Va., to January, 1862. Landers' Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. Artillery, Shields' 2nd Division, Banks' 5th Army Corps, and Dept. of the Shenandoah to May, 1862. Shields' Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. Military District of Washington, D. C., to January, 1863. Milroy's Command, Winchester, Va., 8th Army Corps Middle Department, to February, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 8th Army Corps, to May, 1863. 4th Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, to June, 1863. Averill's 4th Separate Brigade, Dept. of West Virginia, to December, 1863. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, Army of West Virginia, to April, 1864. Artillery, 1st Cavalry, Division of West Virginia, to February, 1865.
SERVICE:
At Romney till January, 1862, and at Paw Paw Tunnel till March. Advance on Winchester, Va., March 7-12. Battle of Kernstown-Winchester, March 22-23. Occupation of Mount Jackson and New Market April 17. March to Fredericksburg May 12-22, and to Front Royal May 25-30. Front Royal May 30. Ordered to Camp Barry, Washington, D. C., and duty in the Defences of that city and in Railroad District, 8th Corps, Middle Department, till January, 1863. Action at Faquier, White Sulphur Springs, Va., August 27, 1862. Duty at Winchester, Va., January to May, 1863. Ordered to Grafton, W. Va., May 10. Moved to Beverly, Buckhannon, Clarksburg, Parkersburg and Weston, arriving at Grafton June 17. Moved to New Creek and Phillippi July 1 and to Cumberland, Md., July 7; to Fairview July 12. Averill's Raid through Hardy, Pendleton, Highland, Bath, Greenbrier and Pocahontas Counties August 5-31. Jackson River August 25. Rocky Gap, near White Sulphur Springs, August 26-27. Averill's Raid from Beverly against Lewisburg and the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad November 1-17. Mill Point, Pocahontas County, November 5. Engagement at Droop Mountain November 6. At Beverly and Martinsburg till May, 1864. Hunter's Raid to Lynchburg May 26-July 1. Piedmont, Mount Crawford, June 5. Buffalo Gap June 6. Occupation of Staunton June 6. Diamond Hill June 17. Lynchburg June 17-18. Catawba Mountains June 21. Leetown July 3. About Harper's Ferry July 4-7. Near Hillsborough July 15-16. Snicker's Ferry July 17-18. Ashby's Gap and Berry's Ford July 19. Ashby's Gap July 23. Battle of Kernstown, Winchester, July 24. Bunker Hill and Martinsburg July 25. Duty in District of Harper's Ferry till December. Consolidated with Battery "E," West Virginia Light Artillery, December 31, 1864.
He left his wife Mary, and three children; John Henry Baker, Elizabeth "Ella" Baker and Newton Joseph Baker.
It was always told by our family that he was buried in the Arlington National Cemetery. His grave plot has not been verified. We have been told he could possibly be in a mass burial plot of the Unknown Soldiers. The tombstone picture submitted has not been verified to be his.
Our g-grandfather, Newton A Baker, was born in Monroe County, WV, the son of Henry A Baker and Rebecca Arnot Robinson. He was married to Mary Frances Hively on Dec 20, 1857 in Gallia Co OH.
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National Archives: Soldiers and Sailors Database
Baker, Newton A.
Side: Union
Location: West Virginia
Battle Unit: 1st Regiment, West Virginia Light Artillery
BATTERY "B" LIGHT ARTILLERY ("KEEPER'S").
Organized at Ceredo October 1, 1861. Attached to Reynolds' Cheat Mountain District, W. Va., to January, 1862. Landers' Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. Artillery, Shields' 2nd Division, Banks' 5th Army Corps, and Dept. of the Shenandoah to May, 1862. Shields' Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. Military District of Washington, D. C., to January, 1863. Milroy's Command, Winchester, Va., 8th Army Corps Middle Department, to February, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 8th Army Corps, to May, 1863. 4th Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, to June, 1863. Averill's 4th Separate Brigade, Dept. of West Virginia, to December, 1863. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, Army of West Virginia, to April, 1864. Artillery, 1st Cavalry, Division of West Virginia, to February, 1865.
SERVICE:
At Romney till January, 1862, and at Paw Paw Tunnel till March. Advance on Winchester, Va., March 7-12. Battle of Kernstown-Winchester, March 22-23. Occupation of Mount Jackson and New Market April 17. March to Fredericksburg May 12-22, and to Front Royal May 25-30. Front Royal May 30. Ordered to Camp Barry, Washington, D. C., and duty in the Defences of that city and in Railroad District, 8th Corps, Middle Department, till January, 1863. Action at Faquier, White Sulphur Springs, Va., August 27, 1862. Duty at Winchester, Va., January to May, 1863. Ordered to Grafton, W. Va., May 10. Moved to Beverly, Buckhannon, Clarksburg, Parkersburg and Weston, arriving at Grafton June 17. Moved to New Creek and Phillippi July 1 and to Cumberland, Md., July 7; to Fairview July 12. Averill's Raid through Hardy, Pendleton, Highland, Bath, Greenbrier and Pocahontas Counties August 5-31. Jackson River August 25. Rocky Gap, near White Sulphur Springs, August 26-27. Averill's Raid from Beverly against Lewisburg and the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad November 1-17. Mill Point, Pocahontas County, November 5. Engagement at Droop Mountain November 6. At Beverly and Martinsburg till May, 1864. Hunter's Raid to Lynchburg May 26-July 1. Piedmont, Mount Crawford, June 5. Buffalo Gap June 6. Occupation of Staunton June 6. Diamond Hill June 17. Lynchburg June 17-18. Catawba Mountains June 21. Leetown July 3. About Harper's Ferry July 4-7. Near Hillsborough July 15-16. Snicker's Ferry July 17-18. Ashby's Gap and Berry's Ford July 19. Ashby's Gap July 23. Battle of Kernstown, Winchester, July 24. Bunker Hill and Martinsburg July 25. Duty in District of Harper's Ferry till December. Consolidated with Battery "E," West Virginia Light Artillery, December 31, 1864.
Corp. Newton A Baker joined the Union Army, 1st Reg., WV Light Artillery, Battery B, on October 1st, 1861, in Ceredo, WV. He was killed July 18, 1864, when a limber chest, upon which he was riding, exploded while on the march to Winchester through Loudoun Valley, VA, near Ashby's Gap, under the command of Brig. General Duffie.
He left his wife Mary, and three children; John Henry Baker, Elizabeth "Ella" Baker and Newton Joseph Baker.
It was always told by our family that he was buried in the Arlington National Cemetery. His grave plot has not been verified. We have been told he could possibly be in a mass burial plot of the Unknown Soldiers. The tombstone picture submitted has not been verified to be his.
Our g-grandfather, Newton A Baker, was born in Monroe County, WV, the son of Henry A Baker and Rebecca Arnot Robinson. He was married to Mary Frances Hively on Dec 20, 1857 in Gallia Co OH.
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National Archives: Soldiers and Sailors Database
Baker, Newton A.
Side: Union
Location: West Virginia
Battle Unit: 1st Regiment, West Virginia Light Artillery
BATTERY "B" LIGHT ARTILLERY ("KEEPER'S").
Organized at Ceredo October 1, 1861. Attached to Reynolds' Cheat Mountain District, W. Va., to January, 1862. Landers' Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. Artillery, Shields' 2nd Division, Banks' 5th Army Corps, and Dept. of the Shenandoah to May, 1862. Shields' Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. Military District of Washington, D. C., to January, 1863. Milroy's Command, Winchester, Va., 8th Army Corps Middle Department, to February, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 8th Army Corps, to May, 1863. 4th Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, to June, 1863. Averill's 4th Separate Brigade, Dept. of West Virginia, to December, 1863. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, Army of West Virginia, to April, 1864. Artillery, 1st Cavalry, Division of West Virginia, to February, 1865.
SERVICE:
At Romney till January, 1862, and at Paw Paw Tunnel till March. Advance on Winchester, Va., March 7-12. Battle of Kernstown-Winchester, March 22-23. Occupation of Mount Jackson and New Market April 17. March to Fredericksburg May 12-22, and to Front Royal May 25-30. Front Royal May 30. Ordered to Camp Barry, Washington, D. C., and duty in the Defences of that city and in Railroad District, 8th Corps, Middle Department, till January, 1863. Action at Faquier, White Sulphur Springs, Va., August 27, 1862. Duty at Winchester, Va., January to May, 1863. Ordered to Grafton, W. Va., May 10. Moved to Beverly, Buckhannon, Clarksburg, Parkersburg and Weston, arriving at Grafton June 17. Moved to New Creek and Phillippi July 1 and to Cumberland, Md., July 7; to Fairview July 12. Averill's Raid through Hardy, Pendleton, Highland, Bath, Greenbrier and Pocahontas Counties August 5-31. Jackson River August 25. Rocky Gap, near White Sulphur Springs, August 26-27. Averill's Raid from Beverly against Lewisburg and the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad November 1-17. Mill Point, Pocahontas County, November 5. Engagement at Droop Mountain November 6. At Beverly and Martinsburg till May, 1864. Hunter's Raid to Lynchburg May 26-July 1. Piedmont, Mount Crawford, June 5. Buffalo Gap June 6. Occupation of Staunton June 6. Diamond Hill June 17. Lynchburg June 17-18. Catawba Mountains June 21. Leetown July 3. About Harper's Ferry July 4-7. Near Hillsborough July 15-16. Snicker's Ferry July 17-18. Ashby's Gap and Berry's Ford July 19. Ashby's Gap July 23. Battle of Kernstown, Winchester, July 24. Bunker Hill and Martinsburg July 25. Duty in District of Harper's Ferry till December. Consolidated with Battery "E," West Virginia Light Artillery, December 31, 1864.
He left his wife Mary, and three children; John Henry Baker, Elizabeth "Ella" Baker and Newton Joseph Baker.
It was always told by our family that he was buried in the Arlington National Cemetery. His grave plot has not been verified. We have been told he could possibly be in a mass burial plot of the Unknown Soldiers. The tombstone picture submitted has not been verified to be his.
Our g-grandfather, Newton A Baker, was born in Monroe County, WV, the son of Henry A Baker and Rebecca Arnot Robinson. He was married to Mary Frances Hively on Dec 20, 1857 in Gallia Co OH.
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National Archives: Soldiers and Sailors Database
Baker, Newton A.
Side: Union
Location: West Virginia
Battle Unit: 1st Regiment, West Virginia Light Artillery
BATTERY "B" LIGHT ARTILLERY ("KEEPER'S").
Organized at Ceredo October 1, 1861. Attached to Reynolds' Cheat Mountain District, W. Va., to January, 1862. Landers' Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. Artillery, Shields' 2nd Division, Banks' 5th Army Corps, and Dept. of the Shenandoah to May, 1862. Shields' Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. Military District of Washington, D. C., to January, 1863. Milroy's Command, Winchester, Va., 8th Army Corps Middle Department, to February, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 8th Army Corps, to May, 1863. 4th Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, to June, 1863. Averill's 4th Separate Brigade, Dept. of West Virginia, to December, 1863. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, Army of West Virginia, to April, 1864. Artillery, 1st Cavalry, Division of West Virginia, to February, 1865.
SERVICE:
At Romney till January, 1862, and at Paw Paw Tunnel till March. Advance on Winchester, Va., March 7-12. Battle of Kernstown-Winchester, March 22-23. Occupation of Mount Jackson and New Market April 17. March to Fredericksburg May 12-22, and to Front Royal May 25-30. Front Royal May 30. Ordered to Camp Barry, Washington, D. C., and duty in the Defences of that city and in Railroad District, 8th Corps, Middle Department, till January, 1863. Action at Faquier, White Sulphur Springs, Va., August 27, 1862. Duty at Winchester, Va., January to May, 1863. Ordered to Grafton, W. Va., May 10. Moved to Beverly, Buckhannon, Clarksburg, Parkersburg and Weston, arriving at Grafton June 17. Moved to New Creek and Phillippi July 1 and to Cumberland, Md., July 7; to Fairview July 12. Averill's Raid through Hardy, Pendleton, Highland, Bath, Greenbrier and Pocahontas Counties August 5-31. Jackson River August 25. Rocky Gap, near White Sulphur Springs, August 26-27. Averill's Raid from Beverly against Lewisburg and the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad November 1-17. Mill Point, Pocahontas County, November 5. Engagement at Droop Mountain November 6. At Beverly and Martinsburg till May, 1864. Hunter's Raid to Lynchburg May 26-July 1. Piedmont, Mount Crawford, June 5. Buffalo Gap June 6. Occupation of Staunton June 6. Diamond Hill June 17. Lynchburg June 17-18. Catawba Mountains June 21. Leetown July 3. About Harper's Ferry July 4-7. Near Hillsborough July 15-16. Snicker's Ferry July 17-18. Ashby's Gap and Berry's Ford July 19. Ashby's Gap July 23. Battle of Kernstown, Winchester, July 24. Bunker Hill and Martinsburg July 25. Duty in District of Harper's Ferry till December. Consolidated with Battery "E," West Virginia Light Artillery, December 31, 1864.
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