BALDWIN, CHARLES - Medal of Honor Recipient
Rank and organization: Coal Heaver, U.S. Navy. Born: 30 June 1839, Delaware.
Accredited to: Pennsylvania. G.O. No.: 45, 31 December 1864. Citation:
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.
This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)
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