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Martin Baker

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Martin Baker

Birth
Death
8 May 1862 (aged 23)
Burial
Geff, Wayne County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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First Soldier To Die
Martin Baker is the first soldier from Wayne county killed in the Civil War. The G.A.R. Post 245 was named for Martin Baker.

Source: A CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE CITIZEN SOLDIER OF WAYNE COUNTY
Compiled and Published by Wayne County Barracks No. 206 Veterans of WWI - June 1st 1962
First Soldier To Die
Martin Baker is the first soldier from Wayne county killed in the Civil War. The G.A.R. Post 245 was named for Martin Baker.

Source: A CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE CITIZEN SOLDIER OF WAYNE COUNTY
Compiled and Published by Wayne County Barracks No. 206 Veterans of WWI - June 1st 1962

Inscription

"mortally wounded at battle of Shiloh, April 6, died May 8, 1862, t Jefferson Barracks, Mo., aged 23 y 3 m 8 d



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