Charles H. Baldwin (Medal of Honor recipient)

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Charles H. Baldwin
June 30, 1839(1839-06-30)January 22, 1911 (aged 71)
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Charles H. Baldwin, Medal of Honor recipient
Place of birth Delaware
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Navy
Rank Coal Heaver
Unit USS Wyalusing
Battles/wars American Civil War
Awards Medal of Honor

Charles H. Baldwin (30 June 183922 January 1911), was an enlisted man in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. He served aboard the USS Wyalusing and received the Medal of Honor for his participation in a plan to destroy the rebel ram CSS Albemarle in Roanoke River, 25 May 1864. Fellow crewmen Alexander Crawford, John Lafferty, Benjamin Lloyd, and John W. Lloyd were also awarded the Medal of Honor for participating in the same plan.

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Rank and organization: Coal Heaver, U.S. Navy. Born: 30 June 1839, Delaware. Accredited to: Pennsylvania. G.O. No.: 45, 31 December 1864.

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Serving on board the U.S.S. Wyalusing and participating in a plan to destroy the rebel ram Albermarle in Roanoke River, 25 May 1864. Volunteering for the hazardous mission, C.H. Baldwin participated in the transfer of 2 torpedoes across an island swamp. Weighted by a line which was used to transfer the torpedoes, he swam the river and, when challenged by a sentry, was forced to abandon the plan after erasing its detection and before it could be carried to completion. Escaping the fire of the muskets, C.H. Baldwin spent 2 days and nights of hazardous travel without food, and finally arrived, fatigued, at the mother ship.

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This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
  • Baldwin. Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy.