A Life Remembered ~ LTC William Baird
William Baird was born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 22, 1851. He was the son of Absalom and Cornelia W. Smith Baird.
On June 16, 1875 he graduated from West Point (28/43) and was appointed 2nd Lt., 6th U. S. Cavalry Regiment 1875-1879 frontier duty. On Feb. 15, 1881 he was promoted to 1st Lt. 1882-1886 frontier duty. From Nov. 27, 1884-Nov. 1, 1886 William was the regimental adjutant.
On June 18, 1885 he married Minnie Dawley at San Francisco, California.
He was promoted to Captain in the US Army on February 24, 1891 and served with frontier duty until he retired with a disability on December 3, 1897. He returned in 1900-1901 for active duty. September-October 1917 he continued on active duty where he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1918.
On January 3, 1930 William died at Washington, D. C.
His children were: John A. Baird and Cornelia W. Baird [who married William W. Hicks, Colonel in the U. S. Army]
His son , John Absalom Baird, was born on June 23, 1890. He became a Major in the U. S. Army. In 1916, John A Baird married Helen Bates. He died on September 30, 1951 and is also buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
William's father, Absalom, was born on August 20, 1824 in Washington, Pennsylvania, son of William and Nancy Agnes Mitchell Baird. Absalom graduated from West Point on July 1, 1849 (9/43) and was appointed Brevet 2nd Lieutenant. 2nd U. S. Artillery Rgt. April 1, 1850 2nd lt. Oct. 17, 1850 married Cornelia W. Smith at Philadelphia, Pa. 1850-1851 Florida Indian war; 1852-1853 Florida Indian war; 1853-1859 assistant mathematics professor; Dec. 24, 1853 1stlt. 1859-1861 frontier duty; March 1861 took command of the light battery in the Department of Washington; May 11, 1861 brevet capt., assistant adjutant general, U. S. Army; July 1861 adjutant-general in the defense of Washington, D. C. and in the Manassas, Va. campaign; Aug. 3, 1861 capt., assistant adjutant general; Nov. 12, 1861 maj., assistant inspector general; 1862 inspector general and chief of staff, IV Corps; siege of Yorktown, Va. April 12-Oct. 10, 1862 commanded 27th Brigade, 7th Division, Department and Army of the Ohio and Cumberland; April 28, 1862 briggen., volun-teers; Williamsburg, Va.(sic); May-September 1862 commanded a brigade in Army of the Ohio; capture of Cumberland gap; Oct. 1-Nov. 1, 1862 commanded 4th Division, Cumberland, Army and Department of the Ohio; Oct. 1, 1862-Feb. 1, 1863 commanded 3rd Division, Army of Kentucky; Army and Department of the Ohio; Feb. 1-June 8, 1863 commanded Baird's Division, Army of Kentucky; June 8-Aug. 11, 1863 commanded 1st Division, Reserve Corps, Department of the Cumberland; Aug. 23-Sept. 21, 1863 commanded 1st Division, XIV Corps, Army of Cumberland; Sept. 20, 1863 brevet ltcol., U. S. Army for Chickamauga, Ga. Oct. 10-25, 1863 commanded 3rd Division, XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland; Nov. 24, 1863 brevet col., U. S. Army for Chattanooga, Tenn. Missionary Ridge, Tenn. Nov. 25, 1863-July 20, 1865 com-manded 3rd Division, XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland; Aug. 1, 1864 earned Medal of Honor at Jonesboro for leading a brigade in an assault on Confederate works; Sept. 1, 1864 brevet majgen., volunteers for Atlanta campaign, battles of Resaca and Jonesboro and Savannah, Ga. March to the sea; Carolina campaign; March 13, 1865 brevet briggen., U. S. Army for Atlanta, Ga. campaign; and brevet majgen., U. S. Army for war service; at the surrender of Johnston's army at Durham Station; Sept. 1, 1866 mo of volunteers; 1866-1868 inspector general of Department of the Lakes; June 13, 1867 ltcol., assistant inspector general; to 1870 inspector general of Department of Dakota; to 1872 inspector general of Division of the South; assistant inspector general of Division of the Missouri; March 11, 1885 col., inspector general; Sept. 22, 1885 briggen./inspector general, U. S. Army; Aug. 20, 1888 retired; April 22, 1896 awarded Medal of Honor; 1890-1891 lived at 1021 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, D. C. June 14, 1905 died at Relay, Md. and buried at Arlington, Va. National Cemetery
Sources: Heitman: Register of United States Army 1789-1903; USMA: Register of Graduates & Former Cadets; The Union Army; Dyer: A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion; Generals in Blue, Lives of the Union Commanders; The Civil War Dictionary; Deeds of Valor. How our Soldier-heroes won the Medal of Honor; Medal of Honor Recipients 1863-1994; 1890 Washington, D. C. City Directory; Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century
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William Baird was born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 22, 1851. He was the son of Absalom and Cornelia W. Smith Baird.
On June 16, 1875 he graduated from West Point (28/43) and was appointed 2nd Lt., 6th U. S. Cavalry Regiment 1875-1879 frontier duty. On Feb. 15, 1881 he was promoted to 1st Lt. 1882-1886 frontier duty. From Nov. 27, 1884-Nov. 1, 1886 William was the regimental adjutant.
On June 18, 1885 he married Minnie Dawley at San Francisco, California.
He was promoted to Captain in the US Army on February 24, 1891 and served with frontier duty until he retired with a disability on December 3, 1897. He returned in 1900-1901 for active duty. September-October 1917 he continued on active duty where he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1918.
On January 3, 1930 William died at Washington, D. C.
His children were: John A. Baird and Cornelia W. Baird [who married William W. Hicks, Colonel in the U. S. Army]
His son , John Absalom Baird, was born on June 23, 1890. He became a Major in the U. S. Army. In 1916, John A Baird married Helen Bates. He died on September 30, 1951 and is also buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
William's father, Absalom, was born on August 20, 1824 in Washington, Pennsylvania, son of William and Nancy Agnes Mitchell Baird. Absalom graduated from West Point on July 1, 1849 (9/43) and was appointed Brevet 2nd Lieutenant. 2nd U. S. Artillery Rgt. April 1, 1850 2nd lt. Oct. 17, 1850 married Cornelia W. Smith at Philadelphia, Pa. 1850-1851 Florida Indian war; 1852-1853 Florida Indian war; 1853-1859 assistant mathematics professor; Dec. 24, 1853 1stlt. 1859-1861 frontier duty; March 1861 took command of the light battery in the Department of Washington; May 11, 1861 brevet capt., assistant adjutant general, U. S. Army; July 1861 adjutant-general in the defense of Washington, D. C. and in the Manassas, Va. campaign; Aug. 3, 1861 capt., assistant adjutant general; Nov. 12, 1861 maj., assistant inspector general; 1862 inspector general and chief of staff, IV Corps; siege of Yorktown, Va. April 12-Oct. 10, 1862 commanded 27th Brigade, 7th Division, Department and Army of the Ohio and Cumberland; April 28, 1862 briggen., volun-teers; Williamsburg, Va.(sic); May-September 1862 commanded a brigade in Army of the Ohio; capture of Cumberland gap; Oct. 1-Nov. 1, 1862 commanded 4th Division, Cumberland, Army and Department of the Ohio; Oct. 1, 1862-Feb. 1, 1863 commanded 3rd Division, Army of Kentucky; Army and Department of the Ohio; Feb. 1-June 8, 1863 commanded Baird's Division, Army of Kentucky; June 8-Aug. 11, 1863 commanded 1st Division, Reserve Corps, Department of the Cumberland; Aug. 23-Sept. 21, 1863 commanded 1st Division, XIV Corps, Army of Cumberland; Sept. 20, 1863 brevet ltcol., U. S. Army for Chickamauga, Ga. Oct. 10-25, 1863 commanded 3rd Division, XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland; Nov. 24, 1863 brevet col., U. S. Army for Chattanooga, Tenn. Missionary Ridge, Tenn. Nov. 25, 1863-July 20, 1865 com-manded 3rd Division, XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland; Aug. 1, 1864 earned Medal of Honor at Jonesboro for leading a brigade in an assault on Confederate works; Sept. 1, 1864 brevet majgen., volunteers for Atlanta campaign, battles of Resaca and Jonesboro and Savannah, Ga. March to the sea; Carolina campaign; March 13, 1865 brevet briggen., U. S. Army for Atlanta, Ga. campaign; and brevet majgen., U. S. Army for war service; at the surrender of Johnston's army at Durham Station; Sept. 1, 1866 mo of volunteers; 1866-1868 inspector general of Department of the Lakes; June 13, 1867 ltcol., assistant inspector general; to 1870 inspector general of Department of Dakota; to 1872 inspector general of Division of the South; assistant inspector general of Division of the Missouri; March 11, 1885 col., inspector general; Sept. 22, 1885 briggen./inspector general, U. S. Army; Aug. 20, 1888 retired; April 22, 1896 awarded Medal of Honor; 1890-1891 lived at 1021 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, D. C. June 14, 1905 died at Relay, Md. and buried at Arlington, Va. National Cemetery
Sources: Heitman: Register of United States Army 1789-1903; USMA: Register of Graduates & Former Cadets; The Union Army; Dyer: A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion; Generals in Blue, Lives of the Union Commanders; The Civil War Dictionary; Deeds of Valor. How our Soldier-heroes won the Medal of Honor; Medal of Honor Recipients 1863-1994; 1890 Washington, D. C. City Directory; Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century
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A Life Remembered ~ LTC William Baird
William Baird was born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 22, 1851. He was the son of Absalom and Cornelia W. Smith Baird.
On June 16, 1875 he graduated from West Point (28/43) and was appointed 2nd Lt., 6th U. S. Cavalry Regiment 1875-1879 frontier duty. On Feb. 15, 1881 he was promoted to 1st Lt. 1882-1886 frontier duty. From Nov. 27, 1884-Nov. 1, 1886 William was the regimental adjutant.
On June 18, 1885 he married Minnie Dawley at San Francisco, California.
He was promoted to Captain in the US Army on February 24, 1891 and served with frontier duty until he retired with a disability on December 3, 1897. He returned in 1900-1901 for active duty. September-October 1917 he continued on active duty where he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1918.
On January 3, 1930 William died at Washington, D. C.
His children were: John A. Baird and Cornelia W. Baird [who married William W. Hicks, Colonel in the U. S. Army]
His son , John Absalom Baird, was born on June 23, 1890. He became a Major in the U. S. Army. In 1916, John A Baird married Helen Bates. He died on September 30, 1951 and is also buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
William's father, Absalom, was born on August 20, 1824 in Washington, Pennsylvania, son of William and Nancy Agnes Mitchell Baird. Absalom graduated from West Point on July 1, 1849 (9/43) and was appointed Brevet 2nd Lieutenant. 2nd U. S. Artillery Rgt. April 1, 1850 2nd lt. Oct. 17, 1850 married Cornelia W. Smith at Philadelphia, Pa. 1850-1851 Florida Indian war; 1852-1853 Florida Indian war; 1853-1859 assistant mathematics professor; Dec. 24, 1853 1stlt. 1859-1861 frontier duty; March 1861 took command of the light battery in the Department of Washington; May 11, 1861 brevet capt., assistant adjutant general, U. S. Army; July 1861 adjutant-general in the defense of Washington, D. C. and in the Manassas, Va. campaign; Aug. 3, 1861 capt., assistant adjutant general; Nov. 12, 1861 maj., assistant inspector general; 1862 inspector general and chief of staff, IV Corps; siege of Yorktown, Va. April 12-Oct. 10, 1862 commanded 27th Brigade, 7th Division, Department and Army of the Ohio and Cumberland; April 28, 1862 briggen., volun-teers; Williamsburg, Va.(sic); May-September 1862 commanded a brigade in Army of the Ohio; capture of Cumberland gap; Oct. 1-Nov. 1, 1862 commanded 4th Division, Cumberland, Army and Department of the Ohio; Oct. 1, 1862-Feb. 1, 1863 commanded 3rd Division, Army of Kentucky; Army and Department of the Ohio; Feb. 1-June 8, 1863 commanded Baird's Division, Army of Kentucky; June 8-Aug. 11, 1863 commanded 1st Division, Reserve Corps, Department of the Cumberland; Aug. 23-Sept. 21, 1863 commanded 1st Division, XIV Corps, Army of Cumberland; Sept. 20, 1863 brevet ltcol., U. S. Army for Chickamauga, Ga. Oct. 10-25, 1863 commanded 3rd Division, XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland; Nov. 24, 1863 brevet col., U. S. Army for Chattanooga, Tenn. Missionary Ridge, Tenn. Nov. 25, 1863-July 20, 1865 com-manded 3rd Division, XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland; Aug. 1, 1864 earned Medal of Honor at Jonesboro for leading a brigade in an assault on Confederate works; Sept. 1, 1864 brevet majgen., volunteers for Atlanta campaign, battles of Resaca and Jonesboro and Savannah, Ga. March to the sea; Carolina campaign; March 13, 1865 brevet briggen., U. S. Army for Atlanta, Ga. campaign; and brevet majgen., U. S. Army for war service; at the surrender of Johnston's army at Durham Station; Sept. 1, 1866 mo of volunteers; 1866-1868 inspector general of Department of the Lakes; June 13, 1867 ltcol., assistant inspector general; to 1870 inspector general of Department of Dakota; to 1872 inspector general of Division of the South; assistant inspector general of Division of the Missouri; March 11, 1885 col., inspector general; Sept. 22, 1885 briggen./inspector general, U. S. Army; Aug. 20, 1888 retired; April 22, 1896 awarded Medal of Honor; 1890-1891 lived at 1021 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, D. C. June 14, 1905 died at Relay, Md. and buried at Arlington, Va. National Cemetery
Sources: Heitman: Register of United States Army 1789-1903; USMA: Register of Graduates & Former Cadets; The Union Army; Dyer: A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion; Generals in Blue, Lives of the Union Commanders; The Civil War Dictionary; Deeds of Valor. How our Soldier-heroes won the Medal of Honor; Medal of Honor Recipients 1863-1994; 1890 Washington, D. C. City Directory; Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century
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William Baird was born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 22, 1851. He was the son of Absalom and Cornelia W. Smith Baird.
On June 16, 1875 he graduated from West Point (28/43) and was appointed 2nd Lt., 6th U. S. Cavalry Regiment 1875-1879 frontier duty. On Feb. 15, 1881 he was promoted to 1st Lt. 1882-1886 frontier duty. From Nov. 27, 1884-Nov. 1, 1886 William was the regimental adjutant.
On June 18, 1885 he married Minnie Dawley at San Francisco, California.
He was promoted to Captain in the US Army on February 24, 1891 and served with frontier duty until he retired with a disability on December 3, 1897. He returned in 1900-1901 for active duty. September-October 1917 he continued on active duty where he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1918.
On January 3, 1930 William died at Washington, D. C.
His children were: John A. Baird and Cornelia W. Baird [who married William W. Hicks, Colonel in the U. S. Army]
His son , John Absalom Baird, was born on June 23, 1890. He became a Major in the U. S. Army. In 1916, John A Baird married Helen Bates. He died on September 30, 1951 and is also buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
William's father, Absalom, was born on August 20, 1824 in Washington, Pennsylvania, son of William and Nancy Agnes Mitchell Baird. Absalom graduated from West Point on July 1, 1849 (9/43) and was appointed Brevet 2nd Lieutenant. 2nd U. S. Artillery Rgt. April 1, 1850 2nd lt. Oct. 17, 1850 married Cornelia W. Smith at Philadelphia, Pa. 1850-1851 Florida Indian war; 1852-1853 Florida Indian war; 1853-1859 assistant mathematics professor; Dec. 24, 1853 1stlt. 1859-1861 frontier duty; March 1861 took command of the light battery in the Department of Washington; May 11, 1861 brevet capt., assistant adjutant general, U. S. Army; July 1861 adjutant-general in the defense of Washington, D. C. and in the Manassas, Va. campaign; Aug. 3, 1861 capt., assistant adjutant general; Nov. 12, 1861 maj., assistant inspector general; 1862 inspector general and chief of staff, IV Corps; siege of Yorktown, Va. April 12-Oct. 10, 1862 commanded 27th Brigade, 7th Division, Department and Army of the Ohio and Cumberland; April 28, 1862 briggen., volun-teers; Williamsburg, Va.(sic); May-September 1862 commanded a brigade in Army of the Ohio; capture of Cumberland gap; Oct. 1-Nov. 1, 1862 commanded 4th Division, Cumberland, Army and Department of the Ohio; Oct. 1, 1862-Feb. 1, 1863 commanded 3rd Division, Army of Kentucky; Army and Department of the Ohio; Feb. 1-June 8, 1863 commanded Baird's Division, Army of Kentucky; June 8-Aug. 11, 1863 commanded 1st Division, Reserve Corps, Department of the Cumberland; Aug. 23-Sept. 21, 1863 commanded 1st Division, XIV Corps, Army of Cumberland; Sept. 20, 1863 brevet ltcol., U. S. Army for Chickamauga, Ga. Oct. 10-25, 1863 commanded 3rd Division, XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland; Nov. 24, 1863 brevet col., U. S. Army for Chattanooga, Tenn. Missionary Ridge, Tenn. Nov. 25, 1863-July 20, 1865 com-manded 3rd Division, XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland; Aug. 1, 1864 earned Medal of Honor at Jonesboro for leading a brigade in an assault on Confederate works; Sept. 1, 1864 brevet majgen., volunteers for Atlanta campaign, battles of Resaca and Jonesboro and Savannah, Ga. March to the sea; Carolina campaign; March 13, 1865 brevet briggen., U. S. Army for Atlanta, Ga. campaign; and brevet majgen., U. S. Army for war service; at the surrender of Johnston's army at Durham Station; Sept. 1, 1866 mo of volunteers; 1866-1868 inspector general of Department of the Lakes; June 13, 1867 ltcol., assistant inspector general; to 1870 inspector general of Department of Dakota; to 1872 inspector general of Division of the South; assistant inspector general of Division of the Missouri; March 11, 1885 col., inspector general; Sept. 22, 1885 briggen./inspector general, U. S. Army; Aug. 20, 1888 retired; April 22, 1896 awarded Medal of Honor; 1890-1891 lived at 1021 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, D. C. June 14, 1905 died at Relay, Md. and buried at Arlington, Va. National Cemetery
Sources: Heitman: Register of United States Army 1789-1903; USMA: Register of Graduates & Former Cadets; The Union Army; Dyer: A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion; Generals in Blue, Lives of the Union Commanders; The Civil War Dictionary; Deeds of Valor. How our Soldier-heroes won the Medal of Honor; Medal of Honor Recipients 1863-1994; 1890 Washington, D. C. City Directory; Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century
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