Father Baker's Military Service Highlighted by WGRZ-TV

Before he built a Basilica and Infant Home ... and even before he was ordained, Nelson Baker was a war veteran.  

In June of 1863, when he was just 21 years old, Nelson volunteered to join the Union army charged with meeting General Robert E. Lee's advance on Gettysburg, Pa.  The rest is history.

Watch the piece, produced by Pete Gallivan, as a part of his ongoing "Unknown Stories of WNY" series, by clicking here.