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Frank Dwight Baldwin (June 26, 1842 – April 22, 1923), a resident of Constantine, Michigan, and born in Manchester, Michigan, is one of only 19 servicemen to receive the Medal of Honor twice.
Jul 20, 2024 · Only 19 men have earned the Medal of Honor twice, none since WWI. One of the first to accomplish this rare feat is First Lieutenant Frank Dwight Baldwin of the 19th Michigan Infantry, and he would begin right here, at Peachtree Creek.
Mar 13, 2017 · Frank Dwight Baldwin, whose four-decade Army career spanned from the Civil War through the Spanish-American War, was recommended for the Medal of Honor three times and received the award twice— one of just 19 Americans so honored.
- David T. Zabecki
- Civil War - 1st Medal of Honor
- Post-Civil War - 2nd Medal of Honor
- An Undeniable Legacy
Over 19 years later and just a few months into the Civil War, Baldwin would enlist in the Volunteer Army as a Second Lieutenant. He initially enlisted with the Michigan Horse Guards but didn't last long, later rejoining in September 1862 as a First Lieutenant with the 19th Michigan Volunteer Infantry. Throughout the Civil War, Baldwin would be capt...
After the war ended, Baldwin was discharged and attended Hillsdale College. But he desired a return to the Army, so he accepted a commission in 1866 as a Second Lieutenant in the 19th U.S. Regular Infantry. This was two steps down in rank from what he attained as a volunteer soldier, though that didn't bother him. In 1867, Baldwin married Alice Bla...
From that point, Bladwin's legacy would only grow. He served as a Colonel in the Philippine-American War - formerly known as the Philippine Insurrection- which lasted from 1899 to 1902. In that final year of conflict, he was promoted to Brigadier General and returned from the Philippines a year later. Baldwin would then be assigned to command the D...
Jun 2, 2024 · On the 4th of March, 1915, Frank Dwight Baldwin was appointed major general, U.S.A., and placed upon the retired list by act of congress, approved that date. This promotion and retirement with increase of rank, was the nation's tribute to a hero of the Civil war, the Indian wars, the Spanish-American war and the Philippine insurrection. a ...
- Manchester, Michigan
- Alice Baldwin
- Michigan
- June 26, 1842
U.S. Army Captain Frank Dwight Baldwin was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the U.S. Civil War.
Major General Frank Dwight Baldwin died on 22 April 1923, in Denver, CO. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA. His wife, Alice Blackwood Baldwin, honored the general's war contributions by compiling and editing the memoirs of her late husband in 1929.
