Frank Baldwin
| Major General Frank Dwight Baldwin | |
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Frank D. Baldwin
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| Born |
June 26, 1842 Manchester, Michigan |
| Died | April 22, 1923 (aged 80) Denver, Colorado |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States of AmericaUnion |
| Service/branch |
 United States ArmyUnion Army |
| Years of service | 1861, 1862–1865, 1866–1906 |
| Rank |
 Major General
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| Unit | 5th U.S. Infantry |
| Battles/wars |
Indian Wars American Civil War Spanish–American War |
| Awards |
Medal of Honor (2), Civil War Campaign Medal, Indian Campaign Medal, Spanish Campaign Medal Hillsdale County, Michigan Veteran's Hall of Fame |
Medal of Honor (2), Civil War Campaign Medal, Indian Campaign Medal, Spanish Campaign Medal
Frank Dwight Baldwin (June 26, 1842 – April 22, 1923), a native of Constantine, Michigan, and born in Manchester, Michigan, is one of only 19 servicemen to receive the Medal of Honor twice. Baldwin received this award for his actions during the Atlanta Campaign where he led his company to battle at Peachtree Creek and captured two commissioned officers in the American Civil War. He received his second Medal of Honor for conspicuous bravery in 1874 during the Indian Wars.
Baldwin served through the Civil War in the 19th Michigan Infantry, fighting in all his regiment's battles from 1862 to 1865. Upon the postbellum reorganization of the Regular Army, he was commissioned into the 19th United States Regular Infantry as a Second Lieutenant. He eventually was assigned to the 5th U.S. Infantry, with whom he fought in the various frontier conflicts with the Indians. His actions in an attack on an Indian village on the Red River in Montana on December 18, 1876, earned him a brevet of Captain, U.S. Regular Army (awarded on February 27, 1890).
He served with distinction under General Nelson A. Miles as chief of scouts during campaigns against Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse. Baldwin also served in the Philippines during the Spanish–American War. He was promoted to Brigadier General, U.S. Regular Army on June 9, 1902. In 1906, he was advanced to Major General, after which he retired from active duty.
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