Samuel Bacon (abt. 1818 - 1865)

Born about 1818 in Ohio

Ancestors

Died 30 Mar 1865 at about age 47 in Port Hudson, Louisiana

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Biography

Notes

Note N73 The relationship of Samuel Bacon as a brother of Sarah Bacon is calculated from the 1856 Iowa State census for Lake Prairie Township, Marion County, and the early census records for their father David Bacon.

Sarah Bacon Barchus is a widow living in the household of Samuel Bacon, his wife and children, with three of her four children, as found on the 1856 Iowa State census for Lake Prairie Township, Marion County. ^[1] Her brother Samuel has lived in Iowa for 16 years and been in the militia. Sarah has lived in Iowa for one year. He is a brickmaker.

Sarah was widowed in Ohio in 1848. (Where did she live before 1856?) She is still in Ohio - a widow - on the 1850 census. Sarah Barchus married Reuben Daniels/Dannals in 1859; she is found in his household in the 1860 census in Jasper County, Iowa, with her children Constant and Caroline. Her daughter Hannah is living next door with husband Bennet, and Julia is (located where?) married to William Jefferson Campbell.

Samuel Bacon is listed on the Louisa County Iowa state census for 1846 and 1847.

Samuel is in the Louisa County, Iowa, marriage records of 1842 to 1852 as follows:

Bacon, Samuel, 28 / Dyer, Lear, 16 - 20 Nov 1845

and living in the Samuel Bacon/Leah Dyer household on the 1856 census is "John Dyer" age 16 (Leah's brother?) born in Iowa.

In the 1860 census John Dyer is listed as John D. Bacon, age 20, born in Iowa. There is living in the household another John Bacon, age 19 born in OHIO and a David, age 18, born in OHIO. On the 1856 census there is a William age 16 born in Ohio and David age 15 born in Ohio. Probably William is also John and was called William for a time to avoid confusion with his cousin (?) John Dyer.

Samuel Bacon served in the 40th Regiment of the Iowa Infantry in the Civil War (Film Number M541 roll 1; U.S. Civil War Soldiers 1861-1865).

He enlisted 26 Sep 1862 as a private. He was a prisoner of war and died, a private, at Port Hudson, Lousiana 30 Mar 1865 ("mustered out" date - was this the date he died or the date the Union forces recieved word and removed him from the muster rolls?) (Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion). The Civil War ended ten days later when Lee surrendered after the battle of Appomatox Court House, Virginia 9 April 1865.

Leah filed for a widow's pension July 17, 1866, application 02352, certificate #64220. RESEARCH NOTE: would there be more information on Samuel Bacon (parent's name's etc.) on his complete, original military papers? where to obtain those? (Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 Record for Samuel Bacon).

The 40th regiment was involved in heavy fighting in the OKLAHOMA, ARKANSAS (CAMDEN, ARK.; EXPEDITION TO)

APRIL 3, 1864. and in JENKIN'S FERRY, ARK.

April 30TH, 1864. (See Camden, Ark., Expedition to) and in CAMDEN ARK, Ark. (Expedition to)

March 23RD -May 3RD, 1864.

The Federal losses in this expedition were in the neighborhood of 700. A large number of men were captured, Shelby alone claiming to have taken over 1,000. [We don't know for certain, but given the 40th's service record, it is likely that this is when Samuel was taken prisoner, possibly on April 22nd, 1864, in which case Samuel lived for nearly a year in a prisoner of war camp.]

On the 22nd the supply train, comprising 240 wagons, was sent out, McLean's brigade and 400 cavalry acting as escort. When it arrived at Marks' mills on the 25th Fagan's cavalry, 5,000 strong, made a dashing charge and a fight lasting three hours ensued, in which the enemy overwhelmed the Federal command. McLean was wounded, and the train with the larger part of the escort captured. A cavalry force sent from Pine Bluff arrived just in time to participate in the finish of the engagement. Another portion of the Union command did some skirmishing at Moro bottoms on the 25th and 26th.

Sources

1. ↑ Iowa State Census of 1856 for Marion County: Roll IA-61, pages 472-473, line 131, family #40 (line #9, family #140 according to the abstracted record)

Note

Note: #N73

• Bacon-2769 was created by April Dauenhauer through the import of Barchus Dellinger Heikkila and_2014-09-10.ged on Sep 10, 2014.