Lafayette baker biography
Lafayette baker biography
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Lafayette C. Baker
Union Army officer
Lafayette C. Baker | |
|---|---|
Lafayette C Baker | |
| Born | (1826-10-13)October 13, 1826 Stafford, New York, US |
| Died | July 3, 1868(1868-07-03) (aged 41) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| Burial place | Forest Hills Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Espionage activity | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service branch | Union Army |
Lafayette Curry Baker (October 13, 1826 – July 3, 1868) was a United States investigator and spy, serving the Union Army during the American Civil War and under PresidentsAbraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
Early life
Baker was born in Stafford, New York, on October 13, 1826.[1] He became a mechanic, moved to Michigan in 1839, returned to New York in 1848, moved to California in 1853, and was a San Francisco vigilante in 1856.[1] He moved to the District of Columbia in 1861.[1]
American Civil War
Baker's exp