Answer the following question: Facts: - caption: brigadier general henry baxter - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: american civil war - death date: 30 december 1873 - allegiance: united states of america union - rank: 35px brevet major general - placeofburial: jonesville cemetery - birth date: 8 september 1821 - serviceyears: 1861-1865 - name: henry baxter - branch: united states army union army - laterwork: storekeeper , miller , u.s. minister to honduras - image: gen-hbaxter . jpg - death place: jonesville , michigan - birth place: sidney plains , new york Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of henry baxter .
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henry baxter -lrb- september 8 , 1821 -- december 30 , 1873 -rrb- was a general in the union army during the american civil war .at the battle of gettysburg , his brigade resisted a confederate assault from parts of maj. gen. robert e. rodes 's division , slaughtering hundreds in a surprise attack on colonel alfred iverson 's brigade , and held the north flank of the union position for much of the day before retiring due to lack of ammunition .he was wounded four times during the war .he later served as president grant 's minister to honduras .