Baxter, Charles
Birth
Marriage & Children
Military Service
| Residence: | Knox[1] |
| Place of Birth | England[1] |
| Date of Birth | 25 Feb 1826[1] |
| Names of Parents | Father deceased and Elizabeth Cumberworth[1] |
| Marital Status | Married[1] |
| Occupation | Carpenter[1] |
| Enlistment Date | 26 Aug 1862[1] |
| Term of Enlistment: | 3 years[1] |
| Bounty Received: | $100.00[1] |
| Enlistment Place: | Knox, NY[1] |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery |
| Company: | Company K |
| Promotion Date: | Date unknown |
| Promotion Rank: | Full 1st Sergeant |
| Promotion Date: | 18 Aug 1862 |
| Promotion Rank: | Full Corporal |
| Promotion Date: | 22 Dec 1863 |
| Promotion Rank: | Full Sergeant |
| Captured on: | 16 Jun 1864 |
| Captured at: | Petersburg, VA |
| Released on: | Date not stated |
| Captured on: | 25 Aug 1864 |
| Captured at: | Weldon R.R., VA |
| Captured on: | 25 Aug 1864 |
| Imprisoned at: | Libby Prison, NC[1] |
| Released on: | 27 Feb 1865 |
| Muster Out Date: | 6 Jul 1865 |
| Muster Out Place: | Albany, NY |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 26.[2]"After being in service nearly two years was taken prisoner at Reams Station, sent to Petersburg, thence to Libby Prison thence to Bell Island thence to Sailsburg, N.C. PO Address Knox, N.Y."[1] |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1898; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War |
Death
Knox Cemetery - Charles Baxter - Capt. Co. K 7th Rgt NY Vol Died April 12, 1920 Aged 85 years
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery
BAXTER, CHARLES - Born: Lincolnshire, England. Age. 26. Occupation: carpenter. Enlisted July 26, 1862, as private in Co. K; promoted corporal, August 18, 1862; sergeant, December 22, 1862; captured, June 16, 1864, at Petersburg; released, date not stated; again captured, August 25, 1864, at Reams Station; released, February 27, 1865 at North East Ferry, NC; mustered out, July 6, 1865
Additional Media
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Charles Baxter
Name: Charles Baxter
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1836
Birth Place: England
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Muster Out of Service
Separation Date: 6 Jul 1865
Source Citation: New York State Archives, Cultural Education Center, Albany, New York; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900;Archive Collection #:13775-83;Box #:1086;Roll #:743.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts of New York State Volunteers, United States Sharpshooters, and United States Colored Troops [ca. 1861-1900]. (microfilm, 1185 rolls). Albany, New York: New York State Archives.
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1897
BAXTER , CHARLES — Age, 26 years. Enlisted,July 26, 1862, at Knox; mustered in as private, Co. K (originally One Hundred and Thirteenth Infantry), August 14, 1862, to serve three years; promoted corporal, August 18, 1862; sergeant December 22, 1863; captured, June 16, 1864, at Petersburg, Va.; released, date not stated; again captured, August 25, 1864, at Weldon R. R. Va., and released at N. E. Ferry, N. 0., February 27, 1865; promoted first sergeant, date not stated; mustered out, July 6, 1865, at Albany, N . Y.
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