Laurence S. Baker Military person

Laurence Simmons Baker (May 15, 1830 – April 10, 1907) was an officer in the United States Army on the frontier, then later a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. His first name was spelled Lawrence in the records of the Confederate War Department and the mistaken spelling has persisted.

Personal facts

Laurence S. Baker
Birth dateMay 15, 1830
Birth place
Gates County North Carolina
Date of deathApril 10, 1907
Place of death
Suffolk Virginia

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allegiance
* United States of America
* Confederate States of America
military operations
American Civil War
Battle of Gettysburg
Seven Days Battles
Second Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Antietam
Peninsula Campaign
Battle of Brandy Station
Battle of Bentonville
service start1851
service end1851

Laurence S. Baker on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://lastintheirclass.com/Baker.html
  2. http://www.civilwarinteractive.com/BiosAllResults.asp?id=225
  3. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Baker&GSiman=1&GScid=49746&GRid=10830&
  4. http://www.tomsmithcamp.com/baker