DOB/DOD: 1836 * (Burlington, CT) – May 6, 1864 (Wilderness, VA); 28 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Angeline E. Shelley (1838-1868) in 1855 in Madison, Connecticut.CHILDREN: Two daughters, Mary E. (1857-1937) and Jennie M. (1859-?).ENLISTMENT: July 28, 1862, in New Britain, Connecticut.DISCHARGE: Mustered in on August 25, 1862, in Hartford, Connecticut. * The exact Date ofContinue reading “CORPORAL ELIJAH WILLIAM BACON; ARMY”
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