Civil War Veterans Buried In Washington State - Newell Baker

Newell E Baker

Representing: Union


Unit History

  • 4th Michigan Infantry A
  • 15th Michigan Infantry K
Newell  Baker
Family History

CWV GRAND VIEW CEM ANACORTES BAKER NEWEL E UNION CENSUS CHRON 2022

 

 

Newell E. Baker
Residence Monroe County MI; 19 years old.

Enlisted on 6/20/1861 at Adrian, Lenawee Co., MI as a Private.

On 6/20/1861 he mustered into "A" Co. MI 4th Infantry

He was discharged for disability on 10/22/1861

On 3/13/1862 he mustered into "K" Co. MI 15th Infantry

He Re-enlisted on 2/20/1864

He was Mustered Out on 8/13/1865 at Little Rock, AR

 (Re-inlisted at Scottsboro, AL)

He was listed as:

* Wounded 5/26/1864 Dallas, GA

Other Information:

born 3/16/1843

died 8/21/1914 in Skagit County, WA

Buried: Grandview Cemetery, Anacortes, Skagit Co., WA

After the War he lived in Skagit County, WA

Name:

Newell E Baker

Enlistment Age:

19

Birth Date:

16 Mar 1843

Enlistment Date:

20 Jun 1861

Enlistment Place:

Adrian, Lenawee Co., Michigan

Enlistment Rank:

Private

Muster Date:

20 Jun 1861

Muster Place:

Michigan

Muster Company:

A

Muster Regiment:

4th Infantry

Muster Regiment Type:

Infantry

Muster Information:

Enlisted

Casualty Date:

26 May 1864

Casualty Place:

Dallas, Georgia

Type of Casualty:

Wounded

Muster Out Date:

22 Oct 1861

Muster Out Information:

disch disability

Side of War:

Union

Survived War?:

Yes

Residence Place:

Monroe County, Michigan

Last Known Residence Place:

Skagit County, Washington

Death Date:

21 Aug 1914

Death Place:

Skagit County, Washington

Burial Place:

Anacortes, Skagit Co., Washington

Additional Notes 2:

Muster 2 Date: 13 Mar 1862; Muster 2 Place: Michigan; Muster 2 Unit: 1089; Muster 2 Company: K; Muster 2 Regiment: 15th Infantry; Muster 2 Regiment Type: Infantry; Muster 2 Information: Enlisted; MusterOut 2 Date: 13 Aug 1865; MusterOut 2 Place: Little Rock, Arkansas; MusterOut 2 Information: Mustered Out;

Title:

Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65; SUVCW Database: http://www.suvcwdb.org/

 

Name

Newell Baker

Enlistment Age

19

Birth Date

1843

Enlistment Date

19 Feb 1862

Enlistment Place

Monroe, Michigan

Enlistment Rank

Private

Side of War

Union

Survived War?

Yes

Injured in Line of Duty?

Yes

Residence Place

Monroe County, Michigan

Death Date

19 Feb 1862

Notes

Enlisted in Company K, Michigan 15th Infantry Regiment on 13 Mar 1862.Mustered out on 13 Aug 1865 at Little Rock, AR.

Title

Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65

Name:

Newell Baker

Gender:

Male pension card

Unit:

K. 15 Mich Infantry

Filing Date:

10 Sep 1869 MI

Place Filed:

Washington, USA

Relation to Head:

Soldier

Spouse:

Harriet Baker 1916/WA

Roll number:

18

       

 

1900 London Monroe MI

Newell Baker 57/Mar 1843/MI married 1895 parenst Eng/Eng farmer

Hattie 37/Sept 1862/WI parents PA/NY 1ch 1liv

Grace A 11/Mr 1889/WI step daughter

Evrin N Baker /Mar 1876/MN (cant find him to note mother Hattie obit 1936 says A Baker of Anacortes)

 

1910 Anacortes Ward 2 Skagit Co. WA

Newel Baker 67/1843/(wrong BP) painter

Harriett 1863/WI 2ch 1liv

 

 

Name:

Newell Baker

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

abt 1843

Death Date:

21 Aug 1914

Age at Death:

71

Death Location:

Anacortes, Skagit, Washington

Record Source:

Washington State Death Records

Newell William Baker

BIRTH

15 Mar 1843

Monroe County, Michigan, USA

DEATH

21 Aug 1914 (aged 71)

Anacortes, Skagit County, Washington, USA

BURIAL

Grand View Cemetery

Anacortes, Skagit County, Washington, 

Newell Baker enlisted as a Private in Company A of the Fourth Michigan Volunteer Infantry on June 20, 1861, at Adrian, Michigan, for 3 years, at age 19. He was discharged for disability on October 21, 1861., and later enlisted as a Private in Company K of the Fifteenth Michigan Infantry on February 19, 1862. Records indicate that Newell re-enlisted in the same regiment on February 20, 1864, at Scottsboro, Alabama, and was wounded in the arm and chest shortly afterwards on May 24, 1864, at Dallas, Georgia. On August 13, 1865, he was mustered out of service at Little Rock, Arkansas.

Sources: " Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865, vol. 4 and vol. 15", also known as the "Brown Book" and personal research from the soldier's Compiled Military Service Records and Pension Application file from the National Archives.

For further information on the Fourth Michigan Infantry, copy this link into your browser and press enter: www.4thmichigan.wordpress.com

 

Name:

Harriet Elizabeth Baker[Harriet Elizabeth Holton]

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

abt 1863

Death Date:

19 Jun 1936

Age at Death:

73

Death Location:

Anacortes, Skagit, Washington

Father:

Henry Holton

Mother:

Sarah Hall

Record Source:

Washington State Death Records

 

Harriet Elizabeth “Hattie” Holeton Baker

BIRTH

21 Jan 1863

Michigan, USA

DEATH

19 Jun 1936 (aged 73)

Anacortes, Skagit County, Washington, USA

BURIAL

Grand View Cemetery

Anacortes, Skagit County, Washington

Daughter of Henry Holton and Sarah Hall.First marriage unknown,one child,a daughter Grace A.?.
Married about 1895 to Newell Baker.Hattie filed for her widows pension on November 8,1916 in Washington.

I searched the stated plot or section and could not find the grave
Harriet's grave is back-to-back with her husband but there was no marker.
Carol Cotton on Dec 01, 2015

Cemetery

Buried at Grand View Cemetery Anacortes


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