WILLIAM DANIEL BAKER
25th TENNESSEE INFANTRY
CSA
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born: 5 August 1842 in White County, Tennessee
Died: 15 October 1933 in Van Buren County, Arkansas
Buried: Colony Cemetery, Van Buren County, Arkansas (See FindAGrave)
Parents: Jacob and Nancy (Cole) Baker
Married: Sarah "Sallie" Crawford on 17 March 1866 in White County, Tennessee
Born: 26 July 1844 in White County, Tennessee
Died: 25 May 1928 in Van Buren County, Arkansas
Buried: Colony Cemetery, Van Buren County, Arkansas (See FindAGrave)
Parents: Joseph and Clarissa (Bray) Crawford
Children:
- Andrew Thomas Baker
- Samuel Baker
- Missouri Baker
MILITARY INFORMATION
28th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
Company E
ABSTRACT:
- Entered military as Private and left as a Private
- Listed as W. D. Baker
- Age: 27 (6 Aug 1861)
- Enlisted 6 Aug 1861 at Camp Zollicoffer
- Aug 6 - Oct 31, 1861: Present
- Discharged 10 Jul 1862 at Vicksburg
- 6 Aug 1861 - Certificate of Discharge
- Born: White County
- Height: 5' 3"
- Complexion: Fair
- Eyes: Blue
- Hair: Light
- Reason: disability
25th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
Company E
ABSTRACT:
- Entered military as Private and left as a Private
- Enlisted 11 Nov 1862 at McMinnville
- Captured at Drewry's Bluff on 16 May 1864
- Sent to Ft. Monroe, Virginia
- Transferred to Pt. Lookout, MD
- Transferred to Ft. Delaware, MD
- Took the Oath of Allegiance
- Residence: Dekalb County
- Complexion: Fair
- Hair: Fair
- Eyes: Blue
- Height: 5' 5 1/2"
TN PENSION APPLICATION ABSTRACT
S1619
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ABSTRACT:
- Filed: 22 Aug 1895
- Rejected
- Member: Co. E, 28th Tennessee Infantry Regiment and Co. E. 25th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
- Wounds:
- After the battle of Fishing Creek, contracted pneumonia and was sick for two months
- Injured by an exploding bomb shell at Shiloh, after which he contracted a fever and was honorably discharged
- Joined the 25th Tennessee Infantry. Fought in battles of Chickamauga to Virginia
- Captured at Petersburg and sent to Elmira Prison, NY
- Contracted a fever while imprisoned at Elmira
- Born: White County
- Enlisted: Co E, 28th Tennessee Infantry; Captain Parker Sims and Col. John P. Murray. Co. E, 25th Tennessee Infantry; Captain William Turner, Col. John M. Hughes
- Wife is 49 years old. Mother-in-law is 74 years old.
- Attest:Icel Vernice Tallent, W. C. Marlow, and T. C. Duncan
Supporting Documents:
- War Department (4 Jun 1905) - Sent Service Record
AR PENSION APPLICATION ABSTRACT
S11219
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ABSTRACT:
- PO Morganland, Van Buren County, AR
- Granted
- Filed: 21 August 1902
- Member of the 25th Tennessee Infantry
- A. B. Lay, Physician of Van Buren County performed Physical Exam
- Questionnaire:
- Name: William Daniel Baker
- Address: Bee Branch Rout 3
- Born: 5 Aug 1842 in White County, TN
- Lives with his son: A. T. Baker, Bee Branch, Ark Route 3
- Lived in AR for 35 years (Dated 18 Feb 1932)
- T. A. Tallent and T. C. Duncan verify that WDB was a Confederate Soldier
- J. P. Cummins, Clerk of Van Buren County, certifies that WDB died on 1 Aug 1933.
- Emily Baker swears that she is the widow of W. D. Baker.
CENSUS DATA
- 1850 Census:
- 1860 Census: White County, TN, Page 72B (listed as Daniel W. Baker)
- 1870 Census: White County, TN, Page 373 (listed as Daniel Baker)
- 1880 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 113C
- 1900 Census: Van Buren County, AR, Page 284B
- 1910 Census: Van Buren County, AR, Page 58B
- 1920 Census: Van Buren County, AR, Page 190B
- 1930 Census: Clay County, AR, Page 290B
ADDITIONAL DATA
- Arkansas Land Records (10 Apr 1907): Homestead Certificate #12051, Application #24695
- Death Certificate: Van Buren County, AR - 10/15/1933 - William Baker
- Death Certificate: Van Buren County, AR - 5/28/1928 - Sarah Baker
- Baker's Raft by Jim Johnson, Pages 17 - 19
Photo Source: Ancestry.com