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Baker, Conrad

Born in Pennsylvania in 1817, and graduated from Gettysburg College, Conrad Baker moved west to Evansville, Indiana in 1841. He was appointed colonel of the 1st Indiana Cavalry upon the call to arms in 1861.

The 1st Indiana was mustered in late August, 1861, and moved immediately to St. Louis. The unit was then posted to Ironton, and in October fought in the battle of Fredericktown, Missouri. It was the charge of the 1st Indiana which broke the southern line at Fredericktown.

Baker was Governor of Indiana, 1867 – 1873, and thereafter Baker helped found the law firm of Baker & Daniels in Indianapolis, which is now one of Indiana’s largest firms.

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