WILLIAM DANIEL BAKER
25^th TENNESSEE INFANTRY
CSA

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born: 5 August 1842 in White County, TN
Died: 15 October 1933 in Van Buren County, AR
Buried: Colony Cemetery, Van Buren County, AR
Parents: Jacob and Nancy (Cole) Baker

Married: Sarah "Sallie" Crawford on 17 March 1866 in White County, TN
Born: 26 July 1844 in White County, TN
Died: 25 May 1928 in Van Buren County, AR
Buried: Colony Cemetery, Van Buren County, AR
Parents: Joseph and Clarissa (Unknown) Crawford

Children:

1. Andrew Thomas Baker
2. Samuel Baker
3. Missouri Baker

MILITARY INFORMATION

28^th 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

25^th 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"

PENSION APPLICATION ABSTRACT

S1619

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: I. V. Tallent, W. C. Marlow, and T. C. Duncan

Supporting Documents:

• War Department (4 Jun 1905) - Sent Service Record

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
• Arkansas Confederate Pension Application #11219
• 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