Bowman Winslow Bacon (1823 - 1864)

Born 5 Oct 1823 in Huntington Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Almira M. (Robertson) Bacon — married 1 Feb 1852 in Ogle, Illinois, United States

Died 21 Jul 1864 at age 40 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Biography

Captain Bowman Bacon served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: August 7, 1862
Mustered out: July 21,1864 (Died of wounds)
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 74th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Co. G

Captain Bowman Bacon died of his wounds during Battle of Kennesaw Mountain during United States Civil War.

Bowman was born in 1823 in Pennsylvania. He was the son of Ira Bacon and Sarah Bowman. His father died when he was two and his mother asked that her father John Bowman be appointed guardian. ^[1]

He came to Lee County, Illinois in 1839. He studied at River Seminary (now Mt Morris College). In 1850 was studying law with H. A. Mix while living in Mt. Morris with Favid Pinkney. ^[2]

He married Almira Robinson, widow of William Fuller in 1852. ^[3]

They had one son, Francis Bacon, 1858–1920.

They farmed in Oregon. ^[4][5]

In August 1862 Bowman was commissioned Captain in Company G, 74th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, “where he evinced great bravery in many a hard-fought battle; a perfect tactician, always cool, he soon became a great favorite with all his men as well as everyone who came in contact with him.^[6]

On July 27, 1864 he shot in the arm during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. On July 12 they amputated his right arm near the shoulder and then his left arm was amputated on July 19. He died of pyaemia (blood poisoning) on July 21, 1864 at the officer’s field hospital in Nashville. His wife was with him. ^{[7][8][9][10][11]}

Gravestone Transcription

Sources

1. ↑ LDS Family History Center microfilm Orphan Court Records of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, volume 2 page 91, Nov 1825 : Sarah widow of Ira Bacon who died March last, late of Huntington twp, 3 children Cordelia age 4, Winslow Bowman age 2, Ira B under 1 yr, widow asks court to appoint her father, John Bowman as gaurdian of the children.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85D-YJS : 19 December 2020), Bowan W Bacon in household of David J Pinkney, Mount Morris, Ogle, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9G-NR6T : 19 February 2021), Bowan W Bacon and Almira M Fuller, 01 Feb 1852; citing Ogle, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,420,755.
4. ↑ "Illinois State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:61V6-GT2 : 11 March 2018), B W Bacon, Oregon, Ogle, Illinois; citing Oregon, Ogle, Illinois, 2, p. 95, Illinois State Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHN-BJN : 18 February 2021), B W Bacon, 1860.
6. ↑ Kett, Page 555
7. ↑ Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls

   Name: Bowman W Bacon

   Rank: Captain

   Company: G

   Unit: 74th Illinois Infantry

   Height: 6'

   Hair: BLACK

   Eyes: DARK

   Complexion: DARK

   Marital Status: Married

   Occupation: Farmer

   Birth Date: Abt 1823

   Birth Place: Huntington, Luzerne CO, PA

   Service Entry Age: 39

   Service Entry Date: 7 Aug 1862

   Service Entry Place: Oregon, IL

   Joined By Whom: E F DUTCHER

   Period: 3 YRS

   Muster In Date: 4 Sep 1862

   Muster In Place: Rockford, IL

   Remarks: DIED JUL 21, 1864 AT NASHVILLE TENN OF WOUNDS PVTD AT KENESAW MOUNTAIN JUN 27, 1864

   Residence Place: Oregon, Ogle CO, IL

8. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9GH-CML : 25 August 2021), Bowman W. Bacon, 1861-1865.
9. ↑ Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, compiled 1861–1865. ARC ID: 656639. Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's–1917. Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C.Free Image

   Name: B W Bacon

   Death Date: 21 Jul 1864

   Death Place: Officers F H Nashville, Tennessee

   Died from pyaemia following a gunshot wound

   Regiment: 74 Ills Inft

   Box Number: 3

10. ↑ "Illinois Soldier Burial Places, 1774-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYM-T5ZS : 10 September 2019), Bowman W Bacon, ; citing Burial, Oregon, Ogle, Illinois, United States, River View Cemetery, Illinois State Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,001,183.
11. ↑ "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDP5-RS7 : 20 February 2021), Bowman W Bacon, 1865.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #3180485: accessed 14 April 2022), memorial page for CPT Bowman Bacon (unknown–21 Jul 1864), citing Nashville National Cemetery, Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (contributor 48353502) .
• Cenotaph at Find A Grave: Memorial #55709001: accessed 14 April 2022), memorial page for Bowman W. Bacon (5 Oct 1823–21 Jun 1864), citing Riverview Cemetery, Oregon, Ogle County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by ogleCounty (contributor 46623374).
• The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED. Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, Pages 552-555.