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Baldwin, Frank Dwight, 1842-1923

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1842 - 1923

Biography

Col. Frank Dwight Baldwin (1842-1923) served in Civil War; after war attended Hillsdale College but left to accept lieutenancy in Nineteenth Regular Infantry; served in action against Indians; awarded medal of honor by Congress; b. June 26, 1842

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Nelson Appleton Miles letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230308170]
Identifier: MSS SC 1023
Scope and Contents 24 items: 20 handwritten letters; 1 typewritten letter; 1 printed program from an 1877 banquet in his honor; and a 1935 newspaper account detailing his campaign against the Indians in 1876. Two letters are undated. Most are addressed to Lieutenant (later Captain) Frank D. Baldwin. Letters contain requests for supplies and teamsters in preparation for his Indian campaigns; a report on an engagement with the Sioux under Sitting Bull in December 1876; and other personal and official...
Dates: 1875-1898
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Nelson Appleton Miles letters

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  • Subject: Dakota Indians -- Wars, 1876 X
  • Subject: Letters X

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