Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . d Bernice M. BACON, Hon. Franc—Cherished in the mem-ories of the citizens of Oregon, is the name ofCaptain Bowman W. Bacon, a martyr iu thestruggle for the preservation of the Union; aman who gave his life in defense of a cause hebelieved to be just; a citizen with unblemishedrecnnl Imtli in peace and in war. The prestigewhich he -a\e to an honorable family name isbeiiiLT \vniiliil.\ sustained by his son, whose nameintroduees this article, and whose personality isallied with local progress. The city of Oregonis his native place, his birth having occurredhe
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . d Bernice M. BACON, Hon. Franc—Cherished in the mem-ories of the citizens of Oregon, is the name ofCaptain Bowman W. Bacon, a martyr iu thestruggle for the preservation of the Union; aman who gave his life in defense of a cause hebelieved to be just; a citizen with unblemishedrecnnl Imtli in peace and in war. The prestigewhich he -a\e to an honorable family name isbeiiiLT \vniiliil.\ sustained by his son, whose nameintroduees this article, and whose personality isallied with local progress. The city of Oregonis his native place, his birth having occurredhere .Vugust 21, 1858, and with the permanentdevelopment of this thriving town his name isindissolubly associated, both through his highstanding at the bar and through his sterling at-tributes as a citizen. The family was founded iu Illinois during the>ear when Bowman W. Bacon came to theState with his parents, removing hither fromPennsylvania, where he was born October 5, 1823,at Iliintington Mills. Luzerne County. Settle-. JOSEPH OKAXE HISTOEY OF OGLE COUXTY. ment was made in Sterling, wlience be went toMount Morris, entering tlie Rock River Seminaryin 1846 and continuing in that fine old scliool un-til the completion of his literary course. Laterhe became a law student in the office of Henry , of Oregon, prosecuting his readings underthat preceptor until his admission to the the outbreak of the Civil War he becamestalwart defender of the Union and actively in-terested himself in the enlisting of 15, 1862. he was commissioned Captainof Company Seventy-fourth Illinois Infantry,and soon afterward marched with his mentoward the center of warfare, being assigned tothe Army of the Cumberland under GeneralBuell. Among the battles and engagements inwhich he participated may lie mentioned thoseat Perryville, Stone River, Lilierty Gap, the Tul-lahoma expedition, Chickumauga, Mission Ridge,Buzzards Roost, Adamsville, Dallas, Lost Moun-tain an
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