Alvah Baker enlisted as a Private in the Independent Company of the Fourth Michigan Infantry on March 19, 1864, for 3 years service, at age 44. He was on detached service with Company F of the First Michigan Infantry, by order, July 2, 1864. Alvah died of disease near Petersburg, Virginia, and was originally buried in Fort Hell before being reinterred.
Sources: " Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865, vol. 4", also known as the "Brown Book" and personal research from the soldier's Compiled Military Service Records and Pension Application file from the National Archives.
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Sources: " Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865, vol. 4", also known as the "Brown Book" and personal research from the soldier's Compiled Military Service Records and Pension Application file from the National Archives.
For further information on the Fourth Michigan Infantry, copy this link into your browser and press enter: www.4thmichigan.wordpress.com
Alvah Baker enlisted as a Private in the Independent Company of the Fourth Michigan Infantry on March 19, 1864, for 3 years service, at age 44. He was on detached service with Company F of the First Michigan Infantry, by order, July 2, 1864. Alvah died of disease near Petersburg, Virginia, and was originally buried in Fort Hell before being reinterred.
Sources: " Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865, vol. 4", also known as the "Brown Book" and personal research from the soldier's Compiled Military Service Records and Pension Application file from the National Archives.
For further information on the Fourth Michigan Infantry, copy this link into your browser and press enter: www.4thmichigan.wordpress.com
Sources: " Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865, vol. 4", also known as the "Brown Book" and personal research from the soldier's Compiled Military Service Records and Pension Application file from the National Archives.
For further information on the Fourth Michigan Infantry, copy this link into your browser and press enter: www.4thmichigan.wordpress.com
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Gravestone Number: 0216
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