Major Eugene Mortimer Baker | |
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 Eugene Baker, ninth from left, pictured with other soldiers and officers stationed at Fort Ellis. Photo by Mr. William Henry Jackson in 1871. | |
| Born | July 7, 1837 Fort Ann, New York, US |
| Died | December 19, 1884 (aged 47) Fort Walla Walla, Washington Territory, US |
| Service |  United States Army
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| Rank | Colonel |
| Known for | Commander of a battalion of the 2nd US Cavalry at the Marias Massacre (January 23, 1870) |
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| Alma mater | United States Military Academy |
Eugene Mortimer Baker (July 7, 1837 – December 19, 1884) was a major in the United States Army, and served as an officer in the 2nd Cavalry Regiment in the Western Territories of the United States. He is most known for his role in the Marias Massacre in early 1870 and from the lack of discipline he faced following the event.[1]
- ^ U.S. Army Center of Military History. (2022). The Second Regiment of Cavalry I | The Army of the US Historical Sketches of Staff and Line with Portraits of Generals-in-Chief | U.S. Army Center of Military History. Army.mil. https://history.army.mil/books/r&h/R&H-2CV.htm