Although his father was an illiterate blacksmith, Abraham Baldwin demonstrated how academic achievement opened opportunities in colonial society, and he later became a fervent missionary of public education. This booklet on Baldwin is one in a series on Revolutionary War soldiers who signed the U.S. Constitution. The booklet reviews his education, his military service as a chaplain in the Continental army, and his public service to Georgia as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, the Continental Congress, and the U.S. Congress. Personal data on Baldwin and a bibliographic essay of further readings are also included. (DJC)