Baird, George William, 1839-1906.

Born in Milford, Connecticut in 1839, Baird attended Yale College until his junior year when he enlisted in the First Connecticut Light Battery in 1862. He served in the Civil War in South Carolina and Florida, and in March 1864, he was promoted to colonel and assigned to the command of the 32nd Regiment of U. S. Colored Troops. After the war he acccepted a commission as 2nd lieutenant and served in the Indian Wars in Kansas, New Mexico, Indian Territory, Texas and Montana until 1878, when he was wounded in action. In June of 1879, he was appointed major in the Pay Department. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel and deputy pay master general in July, 1899, and to brigadier general in February, 1903.

From the description of George William Baird letters relating to his application for promotion to general : Chicago, Illinois, 1897 Mar. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82981544

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