45govt Posted March 11, 2021 Share #1 Posted March 11, 2021 Hello Received this recently and thought I would post on the Indian War board. This is a photo of Frank D. Baldwin and his wife Alice circa 1867, approx. Frank Baldwin was a double Medal of Honor recipient, one in the Civil War Peachtree Creek and Indian Wars for the rescue of two of the German girls held by Indians. This photo was presented to a Major but I can not make out the the name and have yet to find it in Heitman. If you have either of the books by Alice Baldwin, "Memoirs of Major General Frank D. Baldwin" or "An Army Wife on the Frontier" there is a photo of the two with Alice sitting and Frank standing with what appears to be the same clothes, at least Alice has the same dress on, both photos in the books are captioned Jan. 1867. Below are the citations FIRST MEDAL OF HONOR: Led his company in a countercharge at Peach Tree Creek, Ga., 12 July 1864, under a galling fire ahead of his own men, and singly entered the enemy’s line, capturing and bringing back 2 commissioned officers, fully armed, besides a guidon of a Georgia regiment. SECOND AWARD Rescued, with 2 companies, 2 white girls by a voluntary attack upon Indians whose superior numbers and strong position would have warranted delay for reinforcements, but which delay would have permitted the Indians to escape and kill their captives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted March 11, 2021 Share #2 Posted March 11, 2021 Nice image! I think the last name is Rziha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45govt Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted March 12, 2021 Good job Beast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted March 12, 2021 Share #4 Posted March 12, 2021 45govt, Excellent! This simple image has a lot of history to it. If you haven't found it already, here is a link to delaubenfels information on findagrave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114927087/john-laube-delaubenfels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45govt Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share #5 Posted March 13, 2021 Thanks Beast very good info there I will have to try and look up the details of his dismissal and the capture of his daughter Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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