Life span: 07/28/1827 to 02/19/1864TabsLife SummaryFull name: William Edwin BaldwinPlace of Birth: Statesburg, SCBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Slave StateOccupation: MilitaryBusinessmanMilitary: Confederate Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 05/22/1863 05/22/1863 Second Union attempt to take Vicksburg by infantry assault ends in bloody failure with 500 dead Major TopicsVicksburg Campaign Documents Images William Edwin Baldwin William Edwin Baldwin, detail Bibliography