Baldwin Cann

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Baldwin "Baldy" Cann

Born: 1838.

Died: March 23, 1920

Buried:

Occupation: Silversmith, Silverchaser.

Enlisted: April 18, 1861 at Brooklyn, NY to serve 3 years (23 years of age)
Mustered In: May 23, 1861 as Private

Company: B

Promoted: Sergeant. No Date

  • Returned to the Ranks. No date.

    Reenlisted: As a Veteran on December 29, 1863.

    Discharged: February 13, 1864 for promotion to 1st Lieutenant in the Fourth Cavalry, Company H.

    Mustered Out: September 23, 1864 at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia

  • Retained in field after mustered out

    Wounded:

    Last Known Addresses
    21 Duffield Terrace, Brooklyn, New York
    95 Duffield Terrace, Brooklyn, New York

  • Baldwin "Baldy" Cann is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY Sec 58 Lot 09674
  • Sources:
    The History of the Fighting Fourteenth by Tevis & Marquis.
    New York: Report of the Adjutant-General.
    The Brooklyn, New York General & Business Directory for 1880-1881, published by Lain & Co., New York, in 1881.
    The Brooklyn, New York Directory for 1890-1891, published by Lain & Co., New York, in 1891.
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