Henry Bacon

(c. 1842 - 1862)
Home State: Ohio
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 7th Ohio Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
He enlisted for 3 months in April 1861 at age 19, and reenlisted for 3 years in June 1861, in Company H, 7th Ohio Infantry.

In the Antietam Campaign:
He was killed in action at Antietam on 17 September 1862.

The remainder of the War:
Reinterred from burial on Antietam battlefield to the National Cemetery in or before 1867.

References, Sources, and other notes:
Basic information from the Antietam Cemetery History1. Service dates from roster information posted online by Larry Hardman.

Death Date: 09/17/1862 Death Place: Sharpsburg, MD Burial Place: Antietam National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, MD

Notes

1 Antietam National Cemetery, Board of Trustees, History of Antietam National Cemetery, Baltimore: John W. Woods, Steam Printer, 1869 [AotW citation 3174]

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