I pulled this Civil War pension file from the National Archives in Washington D.C.

Hopefully it will be of use to someone on this board.

William F Baldwin Co I 6 KY CAV
Widow: Milly A Baldwin
Widow Certificate # 139501

Soldier died in the General Hospital No. 7 in Louisville, Kentucky on 30 Jul 1863 due to Phthesis? Pulmonalis (Bronchitis and Pneumonia). There are two letters in the file to wife Milly informing her of this death.
Pension lists Children under 16 and age at which payments will commence, NOT BIRTHDATES:

William M - 29 May 1872
Amos R Chillis - 5 Mar 1874
John F - 28 Feb 1876
Joseph - 23 Nov 1877

*Elsewhere in file, son William M is noted as William Miller, born 30 May 1856, Amos R Chillis is listed as Amos Arcillis born 6 Mar 1858, John F born 28 Feb 1860, and Joseph was born 24 Nov 1861 according to date given above when children reach 16 years of age.

There is also a Letter from the Bartholomew County Welfare Department, Columbus, Indiana (dated July 29, 1936) that notes a son John Frank Baldwin who received pension payments for his father William Franklin Baldwin.

According to file, William Franklin Baldwin married wife Milly 21 Aug 1855.

Milly died 23 Apr 1901 in Taylor Co, Kentucky.

*My notes are really sketchy....I had very little time so if you don't already have this information, ordering the entire pension file may prove quite useful and provide much more information.

Letters from Hospital below:

Hospital No 7
Louisville KY Aug 5 1863

Mrs M Baulding
Madam your letter
of Aug 4th came to
hand to day & I hasten
to answer it your husband
Died with Bronchitis & Pneumonia
your husband was
willing & prayed to dye
he was reconciled to it he got
your letter the day
before he died & he talked
the talk about his Dear
Wife & children & the
day he died he called for
Millia and his 4 children
Several times & Saying
will you meet me there
& the chaplain prayed
for him before he died
by his request &
the nurses Sung Several
hymns for him he did
not Say any thing about
being taken home to be
burried or wanting his
funeral preached but
we had his funeral
preached in the ward he
died in & he was burried
according to military honors
I will Send you a prayer
Book with the hymns
in it that wer Sung
at his funeral you will
find them on
page 60. 23d & 24th hymn
he was burried in his uniform
here is a lock of hair that
he had I will Send you
no more your with
Respect

Willis Lackey
A.W.M. Ward Master of
Wards 5 & 6

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General Hospt No 7
Louisville, KY July 30/1863

It becomes my Painful Duty
to inform you that William F
Baulding Pri Co. I 6th Kentucky Cav
died in Hospital this day by
reason of Phthesis Pulmonalis.
Leaving no Effects,

Very Respectfully,
Your, Obet? Servt,?
William W. Goldsmith
A.A. Surgeon in charge

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I did make copies of the original letters...if you would like me to scan them, please let me know(dawn.schmidt@hughes.net).

God Bless