The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-30
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BAKER was an Lnaliehman by. biTth Need
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Col Maker vas born IN london in 1911
is11 he was elected 20 tho Illinois legiala-
tpre He soon acquired 2 reputation a. an
IN Idable rival OF Hardin and Lincoln for non
lnatlon and election 70 ConAte..s N lNt2
Hardin va. elected. 4. lsn Baker va;
HncolH III 1870 tIncoln'a turn came. In
isls BAKER was elected aEain,
Col. Baker served with distinction IN the
sss elected sft 20 p The trrSSiiSs%d states sSS's senate from
OREGON. AZ the outbreak Of the civil war,
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In his History OF the United States, COM
ments upon this battle as follows;
Measured by subsequent battles, the casualties
were not large; but the death Of Baker. a dear
friend OF Lincoln and q popular senator and oficer,
and the loes 20 New York. MAesaehusetts and
Penn sylvania Of some of the very pride and flower
Of their young men, = caused a profound feeling
Col. Baker was killed at S o'clock =. VI. on
October 81, 1891. and the effect upon President
Lincoln OF the news Of his death aud the
Balls BLUM defeat that followed Ia thus de-
acribed by al eyewitness who was at McClel-
lan's headquarters when the news was tclo-
graphed TO the President and General
We could hear the click OF the teIe gran in tho
adjoining room and low conversation belwecl the
PTeslden, and Gen. Mcclellan, succeeded ~ silence
excepting the cues, click Of the instrument which
passed, and then Mr.. Lincoln. unattended. NTH
bowed head and tears rolling down his furTowed
cheeks, his face pale and wan. his breast heaying
with emotion. passed through the room. He
almost fell as he stepped into the street. We
sprapg involuntanly from our seats to rendfr
pressed upon his hear he walked down the street,
not returning the salute OF the sentinel pacing bis
beat before the door.
Col. Baker was a close and loyal personal
and political, friend Of Lincoln for many
Of honor and ohivairy,* He was called to
Sprin gleld for consultation with the presl-
when. he was deciding upon the
membership OF his first Cabinet. and II was
to Senator Baker that the honor fell OF intro
ducing Lincoln when he made his first inau-
gural address. F.. S. CRuM.
EAST ORANGE, May ~.