 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Baldwin akashanda muHondo yeHurumende mu19th Michigan Infantry, pakutanga somutevedzeri wokutanga, achirwa muhondo dzose dzehurumende yake kubva muna 1862 kusvika muna 1865. Muna 1864, aimbova Kaputeni Baldwin akabatanidzwa muMuchinda William Tecumseh Shermans March yakakurumbira kuGungwa, uye musi waJuly 20 wegore iroro akazviratidza paHondo yePeachtree Creek, achiwana Medal of Honor yake yekutanga. 