Elijah William Bacon (c. 1836 – May 6, 1864) was an American soldier who received the
Medal of Honor for valor during the
American Civil War.
Biography
Bacon joined the 14th Connecticut Infantry in July 1862.
During
Pickett's Charge on 3 July 1863, Bacon captured the battleflag of the 16th North Carolina Infantry. He was killed on 6 May 1864 at the
Battle of the Wilderness
The Battle of the Wilderness was fought on May 5–7, 1864, during the American Civil War. It was the first battle of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against General Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Arm ...
, and received the Medal of Honor posthumously on 1 December 1864.
Medal of Honor citation
Citation:
Capture of flag of 16th North Carolina regiment.
See also
*
List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Battle of Gettysburg
*
List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F
References
External links
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Military Times
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1830s births
1864 deaths
Union Army soldiers
United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
People of Connecticut in the American Civil War
Union military personnel killed in the American Civil War
American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor
Military personnel from Connecticut
People from Burlington, Connecticut