Charles H. Baldwin Military person

Charles H. Baldwin (June 30, 1839 – January 22, 1911) was an enlisted man in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He served aboard the USS Wyalusing and received the Medal of Honor for his participation in a plan to destroy the rebel ram CSS Albemarle in Roanoke River, May 25, 1864. Fellow crewmen Alexander Crawford, John Lafferty, Benjamin Lloyd, and John W. Lloyd were also awarded the Medal of Honor for participating in the same plan. He is buried at Christ Episcopal Church in Accokeek, MD.

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Birth dateJune 30, 1839
Birth place
Delaware
Date of deathJanuary 22, 1911

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allegiance
United States of America
Union
award
Medal of Honor
military operations
American Civil War
military branch
United States Navy
service start1864
service end1865

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