Lathrop Baldwin

1829 - 1864  (35 years)

• Name	Lathrop Baldwin  [1]
  Birth	1 May 1829	Elmira, Tioga, New York   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Jul 1864	Peachtree creek, near Atlanta, Georgia   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung, New York
  Person ID	I55786	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Lathrop Baldwin,   b. 14 Jun 1794, Elmira, Tioga, New York d. 3 Apr 1860, Southport, Chemung, New York (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Sally Griswold,   b. 17 Feb 1796, Chemung, Tioga, New York d. 1 Apr 1867 (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	15 Oct 1817	Chemung, Tioga, New York   [1, 2, 4]
  Family ID	F26869	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Tillotson,   b. 15 Oct 1834, New York d. 4 Sep 1906, Elmira, Chemung, New York (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	18 Nov 1856	Elmira, Chemung, New York   [1, 5]
  Children	1. Belle Baldwin,   b. Aug 1860, New York d. 23 Nov 1916, Buffalo, Erie, New York (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F26880	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Pension Index Widow pension Dec. 2, 1864 application # 74209, certificate # 49,940 Died Peachtree creek, Georgia, July 30, 1864 The first captain of Company B, 107th New York Volunteer Infantry Co. "B", 107th N.Y. Inf. Lathrop enlisted at 32 years old at Elmira, N.Y. on 7/24/1862. He was wounded at Peach Tree Creek, Ga. on 7/20/1864. He died from his wounds at Peach Tree Creek. PROMOTIONS: Major 11/1/1863; Lt. Col. 7/9/1864. Buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, New York _____ From "A Brief History of Chemung County" "Captain Baldwin was a member of the Baldwin family that came early into the valley. He was slender and delicate of figure, with the gentlest of dispositions, but with a spirit and force of character that was characteristic of his family, and he made a good soldier. He was a son of a soldier of the War of 1812, and grandson of a soldier of the Revolution. His father was deputy sheriff of the county, and was the first occupant of the new County Court House in 1824. Captain Baldwin was a printer and a newspaper man. He was promoted to be Major soon after the One Hundred and Seventh reached the field." He enlisted in June of 1862 when the 107th (known as the Campbell Guards) was formed, and fought in numerous battles, including Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. Severely wounded at the Battle of Peachtree Creek buy a musket ball that entered his left eye and exited the side of is head, he died the following day. His brother Elisha Griswold Baldwin was fighting alongside him when he was hit. Lathrop was promoted to Lt. Colonel posthumously. The Elmira post of the G.A.R. is named in his honor.

  
  

• Sources

  [S22741] Descendants of Squire Hascall and Elizabeth Chandler/Russell, (compiled by Richard K. Hascall for the Haskell Family Association). [S43137] Cheryl, RootsWeb.com, The Campbell-Chandler Families, (Extracted December 2007). [S11291] Cemetery index, Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung, New York, (Find-a-Grave). [S43471] The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, (Volume 107, page 72). [S27807] LDS - International Genealogical Index, (Family History Center Files, Church of Latter Day Saints).