John B. Baker, age 38, resident of Wake County, N. C., enlisted as a Private in Company C, 31st North Carolina Infantry (State Troops) October 4, 1861 in Wake County by A.lW. Betts for one year, captured on Roanoke Island, February 8, 1862, released on parole at Elizabeth City, N. C., February 21, 1862, discharged October 4, 1862
M270: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina