Edward W. Bacon address, 1879 Nov. 24.

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Edward W. Bacon address, 1879 Nov. 24.

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Address read before the New London County Historical Society on the subject of New London and the War of 1812.

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New London County Historical Society

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New London County Historical Society

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New London County Historical Society (Conn.)

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Bacon, Edward W. (Edward Woolsey), 1843-1887

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Edward Woolsey Bacon (1843-1887) was born in New Haven, Conn., the son of the Reverend Dr. Leonard Bacon (1802-1881), prominent Congregational minister and opponent of slavery. Edward Bacon left Yale University at the age of seventeen and joined the U.S. Navy as a captain's clerk during the Civil War. By 1864, however, Bacon had switched to the army and served with distinction as a captain with the 29th Connecticut Volunteers, Colored Regiment, Army of the James, and later as major of the 117th ...