Baker, George Washington

George Washington Baker of Washington County, N.Y., served with Company K, 123rd New York Volunteers in the Civil War.

From the description of George Washington Baker papers, 1856-1888 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 40337291

Lt. George Washington Baker served with Company K, 123rd New York Volunteers in the Civil War. He fought in Virginia and in the Atlanta Campaign and Sherman's March to the Sea.

He had a number of sisters, including Lizzie, who is also referred to as Lib; Ellen; and Frances, also called Frank. He wrote frequently to them and to his mother. His sisters taught school in the South before the war, and his brother Allan ran a school in the South and remained there for the duration of the war. After the war, Baker became the sheriff of Washington County, N.Y. Then he became a dealer of hardware, stoves, tin, and sheet-iron.

From the guide to the George Washington Baker Papers (#4909), 1856-1888, (Southern Historical Collection)