Thomas Baker (abt. 1845 - 1870)

Born about 1845 in Xenia, Greene, Ohio, United States

Died 20 Feb 1870 at about age 25 in Fort Duncan, Maverick, Texas, United States

Biography

Private Thomas Baker served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 13 May 1863
Mustered out: 29 Aug 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company A, 55th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (Colored)

Thomas Baker is a part of US Black heritage.

Thomas was born about 1845 in Xenia, Ohio.^[1] He was a laborer in Ohio when he enlisted in the 55th Massachusetts in Readsville, Massachusetts during the Civil War.^[1] He was a drummer which indicates that he was a youth when he enlisted.^[2][1] After the war, he re-enlisted 22 March 1867 and was stationed at Fort Duncan, Texas with Company K, 24th Infantry as a musician.^[3] Unfortunately he died 20 February 1870 when he was accidentally shot.^[3] He was originally buried at Camp Eagle Pass, but was re-interred 7 May 1900 at the San Antonio National Cemetery on 24 February 1870 in Section F, Site 1152.^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Fox, Charles Barnard. Record of the Service of the Fifty-Fifth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (Cambridge, Massachusetts : Press of John Wilson and Son, July, 1868), pg. 114.
2. ↑ Military: "U.S., Colored Troops Military Service Records, 1863-1865", database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 1107 #1015 : accessed 7 April 2023); citing The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served with the United States Colored Troops: 1st through 5th United States Colored Cavalry, 5th Massachusetts Cavalry (Colored), 6th United States Colored Cavalry; Microfilm Serial: M1801; Microfilm Roll: 1.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Military: "U.S., Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914", database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 1198 #1339348 : accessed 7 April 2023)
4. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019", database, (Ancestry Record 8750 #185151 : accessed 7 April 2023); citing National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites.
5. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960", database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 3135 #486022 : accessed 7 April 2023); citing The National Cemetery Administration; St Augustine National Cemetery, Burial Ledger, c. 1849-1915.

See also:

• Military: "U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865", database, (Ancestry Record 1555 #886856 : accessed 7 April 2023); citing Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database.
• Find a Grave, database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #3060424 : accessed 7 April 2023), Memorial page for Thomas Baker (unknown-24 Feb 1870), citing San Antonio National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA (plot: F, 1152); Maintained by Bill Hart (contributor 47578214).