Elias Briggs Baldwin

Elias Briggs Baldwin
Born(1834-06-17)June 17, 1834
Dutchess County, New York
DiedMarch 26, 1921(1921-03-26) (aged 86)
Oswego, Kansas
AllegianceUnited States United States
Union
BranchUnited States Army
Union Army
Rank Lieutenant colonel
Unit36th Illinois Infantry Regiment
Commands8th Regiment Missouri Volunteer Cavalry
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War

Elias Briggs Baldwin (June 17, 1834 – March 26, 1921) was a Union Army lieutenant colonel, later Provost Marshal, and pioneer of Labette County, Kansas. He is best remembered for his part in the Huntsville Massacre that occurred on January 10, 1863, near Huntsville, Arkansas.