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Absalom Baird
Absalom Baird (August 20, 1824 – June 14, 1905) was a career United States Army officer who distinguished himself as a Union Army general in the American Civil War. Baird received the Medal of Honor for his military actions.
Early life.
Baird was born in Washington, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the preparatory department of Washington College (now Washington & Jefferson College) in 1841. He enrolled in the United States Military Academy and graduated in 1849, ranked ninth in a class of 43
- England & Wales, Birth Index: 1837-1983  1892  Q3-Jul-Aug-Sep  Page 319; Mary Clare Absalom
- England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1837-1983  1915  Q3-Jul-Aug-Sep  Page 1171; Mary Clare Absalom & Lionel P. Mawhood
- England & Wales, Death Index: 1837-1983  1970  Q3-Jul-Aug-Sep  Entry reads; "MAWHOOD Mary Clare b 17th Jy 1892 Harrow 5b 1903"
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