Lieutenant-Colonel David W. Baine (August 29, 1829 – June 30, 1862) was an American lawyer and Confederate veteran.
[1] He quickly became the commanding officer (“general”) of a local band of militia, the Hayneville Guards.
[2] During the American Civil War of 1861-1865, Baine joined the Confederate States Army by enlisting in the 1st Regiment Alabama.
[1] He was first stationed in Camp Jones, Huntsville, Alabama, and he was transferred to Richmond, Virginia, on November 4, 1861.
[1] He took part in the Seven Days Battles of June–July 1862, where he commanded the 14th Regiment Alabama alongside General James Longstreet's 5th brigade.