Elijah William Bacon was born about 1838 in Burlington, CT to parents Roswell Bacon Jr and Betsy Smith with brothers Oliver, Andrew and Almeron and sister Maria. By 1850 the family had moved to Berlin. Elijah married Eliza Angeline Shelley in 1857 and they had 2 daughters. On July 28, 1862 Elijah and his brother Andrew enlisted in the 14th Regiment, Company F. Elijah was a private. He was promoted on February 20, 1864 to corporal. He earned the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Battle of Gettysburg during Pickett's Charge for his valor in capturing the flag of the Sixteenth North Carolina Regiment on July 3, 1863. He was killed on May 6, 1864 in the Wildnerness, VA. and buried in Maple Cemetery, Berlin. He is the only person listed on both Soldier’s Monuments in town.
Roster: 14th Regiment, Company F
Medal of Honor
Berlin Connection: when enlisted gave residence = Berlin
Berlin Connection: Maple Cemetery, Berlin, CT
Berlin Connection: Soldier’s Monument at Kensington Congregational Church: Elijah H Bacon Medal of Honor Corp
Co F of 14 Conn Infancy
Berlin Connection: Soldier’s Monument in East Berlin, CT
Comments (2)
john banks said
at 3:32 pm on Jun 18, 2011
Hi, Cathy. I am trying to run down a photo of Elijah Bacon. Perhaps you can point me in the right direction. I recently did a post on another Civil War soldier from Berlin, George Bronson, on my blog:
http://john-banks.blogspot.com/2011/06/faces-of-civil-war-george-bronson.html
Any help appreciated.
John Banks, Avon, Conn.
john banks said
at 3:48 pm on Jun 18, 2011
Cathy...I am also interested in any info on the Bacon brothers. Perhaps you can help me out. I can be reached through my blog. Thanks much.
http://john-banks.blogspot.com/
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