Lyman M. Baker Civil War Memoir

Collection

Identifier: SpC MS 0693-sc

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

An account of war experiences by a soldier in the Civil War. The beginning of the account was handwritten by his daughter, while that of his capture and prison experiences was in his own handwriting. Included are a photographic copy of the original handwritten account, a transcription by Gregory Baker done in 1975, a photograph of Lyman Baker taken in 1910, and a plan of Andersonville Prison.

Dates

Creation: 1914-1975

Creator

Baker, Lyman Munson (Person)

Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

Use Restrictions

Information on literary rights available in the repository.

Biographical Note

Lyman M. Baker was born March 24, 1837 in Moscow, Maine, the son of Allen and Lucy (Russell) Baker. Prior to the outbreak of the Civil War he, with his younger brother (born December 6, 1839) and William Webster, moved from Maine to Illinois and the three of them engaged in farming. During the Civil War he was a sergeant, Company H, 93rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 6th Division, 17th Army Corps. He was captured by the Confederate Army and spent from December 1864 to the end of the war in Andersonville Prison. He was mustered out of the service in Illinois and then returned to his old home in Maine to visit his parents and to marry his sweetheart, Mary Goodrich. Later he moved to Iowa and farmed near Newton where he died about 1915 or 1916. In 1914 he prepared this account of his war service for his nephew, Elmer A. Baker.

Extent

1 folder (4 items)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

An account of war experiences by a soldier in the Civil War. The beginning of the account was handwritten by his daughter, while that of his capture and prison experiences was in his own handwriting.