Colonel Edward D. Baker
Born: February 24, 1811
London, England
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Died: October 21, 1861
Battle of Ball's Bluff
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2nd Lieutenant: 1832
1st Lieutenant: 1832
Colonel: 1861
The Late General E. D. Baker, Killed in Battle October 21, 1861
Harper's Weekly: Journal of Civilization, dated November 2, 1861
1816: Family emigrated to Philadelphia
1825: Family moved to Harmony, Indiana
1832: Black Hawk War - Met Abraham Lincoln
1837: Abraham Lincoln moved to Springfield and they became close friends
1837: Won election to Illinois House of Representatives
1845: Requested command of Volunteer Regiment and raised the 4th Illinois Volunteer Infantry
1846: Argued in front of Congress from men in the Mexican War. After the resolution was authorized, resigned his seat in Congress
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1847: Battle of Cerro Gordo
1848: Re-elected to Congress
1852: Moved to California
1859: Moved to Oregon
1860: Selected to a seat in the Senate from Oregon
October 21, 1861: Battle of Ball's Bluff
October 21, 1861: Only Senator killed in a military engagement
Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1959. p. 39
Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Blue Lives of the Union Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1964. p 16
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