Roll of Honor
Josiah Baughman
Incident
Location: Pennsylvania Incident Date: Tuesday, November 11, 1862 Weapon: Handgun; Revolver Offender: Never apprehended
Lieutenant Josiah Baughman succumbed to a gunshot wound he received while attempting to arrest a deserter in Chaneysville, Pennsylvania, on November 11, 1862.
The deserter had left his unit at Camp Relay on October 22, 1862, and fled back home to Chaneysville, Pennsylvania. Lieutenant Baughman was given authorization from the Provost Marshal to arrest and apprehend the deserter. Lieutenant Baughman located the deserter at his parent's residence and requested assistance from a sergeant to assist him in the arrest. When both officers arrived at the house, they were granted entry by the father.
While Lieutenant Baughman escorted the deserter outside the home, the sergeant assisting him noticed the father grabbing a long rifle above the fireplace. The sergeant attempted to take the rifle, and during their scuffle, they heard a gunshot. The deserter reentered the home and admitted that he shot Lieutenant Baughman. He pistol-whipped the sergeant, allowing his father to aim his rifle at the sergeant. The deserter stopped the father, saving the sergeant's life. Lieutenant Baughman walked 100 yards to the sergeant's house, where he passed out. He died two days later.
The father of the deserter was arrested at the scene and charged with accessory to murder and was posted on a $20,000 bond. The deserter was never captured.
Lieutenant Baughman had served with the United States Army for three months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Lieutenant Baughman served with the United States Army Criminal Investigation Division.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Military Service
Josiah Baughman served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Lieutenant Josiah Baughman is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In VA, 395 of 654 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At United States Army Criminal Investigation Division, 11 of 18 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Josiah Baughman's cause is highlighted.
How Josiah Baughman Compares
Offender Outcome
Never apprehended
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Josiah Baughman is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Josiah Baughman was killed by handgun; revolver.
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