(Note: Wilcher Bacon died on April 15, 1929 in McIntosh, Liberty County, Georgia of Heart Failure. There are two death certificates found online on familysearch for Wilcher Bacon that are almost identical. However, one refers to the cemetery where his mortal remains will lay as the McIntosh Cemetery in Liberty County and the other says the Holmestown Cemetery. Are these the same as the Andrews Cemetery or is there another cemetery known as the McIntosh/Holmestown nearby?)
Private WILCHER BACON, Co. D, 33rd Regiment of United States Colored Troops
Wilcher Bacon was born into slavery about May of 1839/43/44 in Liberty County, Georgia. His father was Cuffie/Cuffy Bacon. Wilcher did not know who his mother was. Wilcher grew up on a plantation in Liberty County, Georgia, where he was a Laborer. Early in 1865, with the Civil War nearing an end, Wilcher left the plantation where he was working and made his way to Savannah, Georgia, where he found a colored regiment, the 33rd Regiment of USCT. This regiment had been raised in Beaufort County, South Carolina in late 1862 and early 1863 and the men were mustered into U.S. Army service on January 31, 1863. On April 3, 1865, Wilcher Bacon volunteered to serve with the 33rd and he was assigned as a Private in Co. D of the 33rd. At the time he volunteered, Wilcher stated he was 21 years old, was born in Liberty County, Georgia, was a Laborer and he was recorded as being 5' 6" in height.
The 1st Regiment of South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (Colored) U.S. was assembled in Beaufort County, South Carolina, in the latter half of 1862 and was the first regiment of African Americans to be mustered in the service United States Army during the Civil War. The enlisted men were, for the most part, escaped slaves from South Carolina, Florida ad Georgia. However, a number of free black men, primarily from Florida, served in the regiment as well. The officers were, for the most part, from regiments which were also serving in the Beaufort County area, including the 8th Maine, the 100th Pennsylvania, the New York Engineers and the 51st Massachusetts, the unit the commanding officer of the 1st SC, Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson, who was a Minister and Abolitionist, came from.
The men of the 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Colored) U.S. were mustered into the service of the U.S. army on January 31, 1863. The regiment spent most of the war serving on various expeditions, skirmishing and doing garrison duty along the South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida coast. In February of 1864, the 1st South Carolina's designation was changed, much to the chagrin of the men of the 1st, to the 33rd Regiment of United States Colored Troops (USCT), as they had been the first black regiment to be mustered into the service and felt they should carry the 1st designation. In the latter half of 1864, the 33rd served in the operations against Charleston, South Carolina, serving on James Island, Folly Island and Morris Island and all along the South Carolina coast. After Charleston was wrested from the hands of the Confederacy in February 1865, the 33rd served as part of the city's Union garrison. Some of the companies served for a time in Savannah, Georgia, during the time that Private Wilcher got together with 33rd, but by the end of the war, all ten compnies were doing garrison duty in Charleston and the men of the 1st SC/33rd USCT, including Private Wilcher Bacon, who served just overe nine months with the 33rd, were mustered out of service on January 31, 1866 near Charleston harbor, near the graves of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and his men, members of the 54th Massachusetts, who were killed during the assault on Fort Wagner in Charleston harbor, who were memorialized in the motion picture "Glory." The men of the 1st/33rd then set out to make new lives for themselves in the post-Civil War south.
Wilcher Bacon was married to Hannah Roberts on January 15, 1870 in Liberty County, Georgia and Wilcher and Hannah are found residing in Liberty County, Georgia at the time of the 1870 census. There is a little girl living with them, Josephine, who is 3 years of age. It is not known how she is related to Wilcher or Hannah;
Wilcher Bacon 26 B Farmer GA
Hannah Bacon 21 B Keeping House GA
Josephine Bacon 3 B GA
Wilcher Bacon and his family are found in Liberty County, Georgia in the next three census records. In 1900, they are recorded as living in Riceboro Township and in the 1910, they are living on Walthourville - McIntosh Road. In each census, Hannah's year of birth gets later and latter. In 1870 her birth year should be c. 1849, in 1880 c. 1852, in 1900 c. 1860 and in 1910 c. 1865. If the 1910 was correct, Hannah would have been 5 when she was married to Wilcher. Hannah (Roberts) Bacon almost certainly was born in the early 1850's, probably c. 1853/54.
As many as 16 children may have been born to Wilcher and Hannah. They are believed to include;
1. Hester Bacon, born c. 1872/73 in Liberty County, Georgia.
2. Albert Bacon, born c. 1874/75 in Liberty County, Georgia.
3 Eddie Bacon, born c. 1877/78 in Liberty County, Georgia.
4. George Bacon, born November __, 1879 in Liberty County, Georgia.
5. Dolly Bacon, born January __, 1882 in Liberty County, Georgia. Dolly Bacon was married to a man named __________ Osgood. When Dolly (Bacon) Osgood died on February 29, 1936 in McIntosh, Liberty County, Georgia, her parents were listed as Wilcher Bacon and Hannah Roberts
6. Matilda Bacon, born February __, 1886 in Liberty County, Georgia.
7. John "Johnnie" Bacon, born May __, 1888 in Liberty County, Georgia.
8. Joe Henry Bacon, born February __, 1890 in Liberty County, Georgia.
9. Tina/Tenner Bacon, born May __, 1893 in Liberty County, Georgia.
10. Amos Bacon, born c. August 27, 1900/01 in Liberty County, Georgia. When Amos Bacon died on September 19, 1979 at Midway, Liberty County, Georgia, his parents were also listed as being Wilcher Bacon and Hannah Bacon.
11. Burroughs Bacon, born c. 1902 in Liberty County, Georgia.
12. Maggie Bacon, born c. 1904 in Liberty County, Georgia.
Unless, Wilcher Bacon's wife Hannah (Roberts) Bacon died somewhere along the line and Wilcher then married another woman named Hannah, it appears that Hannah (Roberts) Bacon was bearing children until she was over 50 years of age. Perhaps, the first, 1870, census is wrong and perhaps she was only 16 or so when they got married. Even if the 1853/54 year of birth is correct, she would have having children until she was 50.
Here is the way the family appears in 1870;
Wilcher Bacon 26 B Farmer GA
Hannah Bacon 21 B Keeping House GA
Josephine Bacon 3 B GA
Here is the way the family appears in 1880;
In December of 1897, Wilcher Bacon filed for and began receiving a Invalid Pension for his service.
Private WILCHER BACON, Co. D, 33rd Regiment of United States Colored Troops
Wilcher Bacon was born into slavery about May of 1839/43/44 in Liberty County, Georgia. His father was Cuffie/Cuffy Bacon. Wilcher did not know who his mother was. Wilcher grew up on a plantation in Liberty County, Georgia, where he was a Laborer. Early in 1865, with the Civil War nearing an end, Wilcher left the plantation where he was working and made his way to Savannah, Georgia, where he found a colored regiment, the 33rd Regiment of USCT. This regiment had been raised in Beaufort County, South Carolina in late 1862 and early 1863 and the men were mustered into U.S. Army service on January 31, 1863. On April 3, 1865, Wilcher Bacon volunteered to serve with the 33rd and he was assigned as a Private in Co. D of the 33rd. At the time he volunteered, Wilcher stated he was 21 years old, was born in Liberty County, Georgia, was a Laborer and he was recorded as being 5' 6" in height.
The 1st Regiment of South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (Colored) U.S. was assembled in Beaufort County, South Carolina, in the latter half of 1862 and was the first regiment of African Americans to be mustered in the service United States Army during the Civil War. The enlisted men were, for the most part, escaped slaves from South Carolina, Florida ad Georgia. However, a number of free black men, primarily from Florida, served in the regiment as well. The officers were, for the most part, from regiments which were also serving in the Beaufort County area, including the 8th Maine, the 100th Pennsylvania, the New York Engineers and the 51st Massachusetts, the unit the commanding officer of the 1st SC, Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson, who was a Minister and Abolitionist, came from.
The men of the 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Colored) U.S. were mustered into the service of the U.S. army on January 31, 1863. The regiment spent most of the war serving on various expeditions, skirmishing and doing garrison duty along the South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida coast. In February of 1864, the 1st South Carolina's designation was changed, much to the chagrin of the men of the 1st, to the 33rd Regiment of United States Colored Troops (USCT), as they had been the first black regiment to be mustered into the service and felt they should carry the 1st designation. In the latter half of 1864, the 33rd served in the operations against Charleston, South Carolina, serving on James Island, Folly Island and Morris Island and all along the South Carolina coast. After Charleston was wrested from the hands of the Confederacy in February 1865, the 33rd served as part of the city's Union garrison. Some of the companies served for a time in Savannah, Georgia, during the time that Private Wilcher got together with 33rd, but by the end of the war, all ten compnies were doing garrison duty in Charleston and the men of the 1st SC/33rd USCT, including Private Wilcher Bacon, who served just overe nine months with the 33rd, were mustered out of service on January 31, 1866 near Charleston harbor, near the graves of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and his men, members of the 54th Massachusetts, who were killed during the assault on Fort Wagner in Charleston harbor, who were memorialized in the motion picture "Glory." The men of the 1st/33rd then set out to make new lives for themselves in the post-Civil War south.
Wilcher Bacon was married to Hannah Roberts on January 15, 1870 in Liberty County, Georgia and Wilcher and Hannah are found residing in Liberty County, Georgia at the time of the 1870 census. There is a little girl living with them, Josephine, who is 3 years of age. It is not known how she is related to Wilcher or Hannah;
Wilcher Bacon 26 B Farmer GA
Hannah Bacon 21 B Keeping House GA
Josephine Bacon 3 B GA
Wilcher Bacon and his family are found in Liberty County, Georgia in the next three census records. In 1900, they are recorded as living in Riceboro Township and in the 1910, they are living on Walthourville - McIntosh Road. In each census, Hannah's year of birth gets later and latter. In 1870 her birth year should be c. 1849, in 1880 c. 1852, in 1900 c. 1860 and in 1910 c. 1865. If the 1910 was correct, Hannah would have been 5 when she was married to Wilcher. Hannah (Roberts) Bacon almost certainly was born in the early 1850's, probably c. 1853/54.
As many as 16 children may have been born to Wilcher and Hannah. They are believed to include;
1. Hester Bacon, born c. 1872/73 in Liberty County, Georgia.
2. Albert Bacon, born c. 1874/75 in Liberty County, Georgia.
3 Eddie Bacon, born c. 1877/78 in Liberty County, Georgia.
4. George Bacon, born November __, 1879 in Liberty County, Georgia.
5. Dolly Bacon, born January __, 1882 in Liberty County, Georgia. Dolly Bacon was married to a man named __________ Osgood. When Dolly (Bacon) Osgood died on February 29, 1936 in McIntosh, Liberty County, Georgia, her parents were listed as Wilcher Bacon and Hannah Roberts
6. Matilda Bacon, born February __, 1886 in Liberty County, Georgia.
7. John "Johnnie" Bacon, born May __, 1888 in Liberty County, Georgia.
8. Joe Henry Bacon, born February __, 1890 in Liberty County, Georgia.
9. Tina/Tenner Bacon, born May __, 1893 in Liberty County, Georgia.
10. Amos Bacon, born c. August 27, 1900/01 in Liberty County, Georgia. When Amos Bacon died on September 19, 1979 at Midway, Liberty County, Georgia, his parents were also listed as being Wilcher Bacon and Hannah Bacon.
11. Burroughs Bacon, born c. 1902 in Liberty County, Georgia.
12. Maggie Bacon, born c. 1904 in Liberty County, Georgia.
Unless, Wilcher Bacon's wife Hannah (Roberts) Bacon died somewhere along the line and Wilcher then married another woman named Hannah, it appears that Hannah (Roberts) Bacon was bearing children until she was over 50 years of age. Perhaps, the first, 1870, census is wrong and perhaps she was only 16 or so when they got married. Even if the 1853/54 year of birth is correct, she would have having children until she was 50.
Here is the way the family appears in 1870;
Wilcher Bacon 26 B Farmer GA
Hannah Bacon 21 B Keeping House GA
Josephine Bacon 3 B GA
Here is the way the family appears in 1880;
In December of 1897, Wilcher Bacon filed for and began receiving a Invalid Pension for his service.
(Note: Wilcher Bacon died on April 15, 1929 in McIntosh, Liberty County, Georgia of Heart Failure. There are two death certificates found online on familysearch for Wilcher Bacon that are almost identical. However, one refers to the cemetery where his mortal remains will lay as the McIntosh Cemetery in Liberty County and the other says the Holmestown Cemetery. Are these the same as the Andrews Cemetery or is there another cemetery known as the McIntosh/Holmestown nearby?)
Private WILCHER BACON, Co. D, 33rd Regiment of United States Colored Troops
Wilcher Bacon was born into slavery about May of 1839/43/44 in Liberty County, Georgia. His father was Cuffie/Cuffy Bacon. Wilcher did not know who his mother was. Wilcher grew up on a plantation in Liberty County, Georgia, where he was a Laborer. Early in 1865, with the Civil War nearing an end, Wilcher left the plantation where he was working and made his way to Savannah, Georgia, where he found a colored regiment, the 33rd Regiment of USCT. This regiment had been raised in Beaufort County, South Carolina in late 1862 and early 1863 and the men were mustered into U.S. Army service on January 31, 1863. On April 3, 1865, Wilcher Bacon volunteered to serve with the 33rd and he was assigned as a Private in Co. D of the 33rd. At the time he volunteered, Wilcher stated he was 21 years old, was born in Liberty County, Georgia, was a Laborer and he was recorded as being 5' 6" in height.
The 1st Regiment of South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (Colored) U.S. was assembled in Beaufort County, South Carolina, in the latter half of 1862 and was the first regiment of African Americans to be mustered in the service United States Army during the Civil War. The enlisted men were, for the most part, escaped slaves from South Carolina, Florida ad Georgia. However, a number of free black men, primarily from Florida, served in the regiment as well. The officers were, for the most part, from regiments which were also serving in the Beaufort County area, including the 8th Maine, the 100th Pennsylvania, the New York Engineers and the 51st Massachusetts, the unit the commanding officer of the 1st SC, Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson, who was a Minister and Abolitionist, came from.
The men of the 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Colored) U.S. were mustered into the service of the U.S. army on January 31, 1863. The regiment spent most of the war serving on various expeditions, skirmishing and doing garrison duty along the South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida coast. In February of 1864, the 1st South Carolina's designation was changed, much to the chagrin of the men of the 1st, to the 33rd Regiment of United States Colored Troops (USCT), as they had been the first black regiment to be mustered into the service and felt they should carry the 1st designation. In the latter half of 1864, the 33rd served in the operations against Charleston, South Carolina, serving on James Island, Folly Island and Morris Island and all along the South Carolina coast. After Charleston was wrested from the hands of the Confederacy in February 1865, the 33rd served as part of the city's Union garrison. Some of the companies served for a time in Savannah, Georgia, during the time that Private Wilcher got together with 33rd, but by the end of the war, all ten compnies were doing garrison duty in Charleston and the men of the 1st SC/33rd USCT, including Private Wilcher Bacon, who served just overe nine months with the 33rd, were mustered out of service on January 31, 1866 near Charleston harbor, near the graves of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and his men, members of the 54th Massachusetts, who were killed during the assault on Fort Wagner in Charleston harbor, who were memorialized in the motion picture "Glory." The men of the 1st/33rd then set out to make new lives for themselves in the post-Civil War south.
Wilcher Bacon was married to Hannah Roberts on January 15, 1870 in Liberty County, Georgia and Wilcher and Hannah are found residing in Liberty County, Georgia at the time of the 1870 census. There is a little girl living with them, Josephine, who is 3 years of age. It is not known how she is related to Wilcher or Hannah;
Wilcher Bacon 26 B Farmer GA
Hannah Bacon 21 B Keeping House GA
Josephine Bacon 3 B GA
Wilcher Bacon and his family are found in Liberty County, Georgia in the next three census records. In 1900, they are recorded as living in Riceboro Township and in the 1910, they are living on Walthourville - McIntosh Road. In each census, Hannah's year of birth gets later and latter. In 1870 her birth year should be c. 1849, in 1880 c. 1852, in 1900 c. 1860 and in 1910 c. 1865. If the 1910 was correct, Hannah would have been 5 when she was married to Wilcher. Hannah (Roberts) Bacon almost certainly was born in the early 1850's, probably c. 1853/54.
As many as 16 children may have been born to Wilcher and Hannah. They are believed to include;
1. Hester Bacon, born c. 1872/73 in Liberty County, Georgia.
2. Albert Bacon, born c. 1874/75 in Liberty County, Georgia.
3 Eddie Bacon, born c. 1877/78 in Liberty County, Georgia.
4. George Bacon, born November __, 1879 in Liberty County, Georgia.
5. Dolly Bacon, born January __, 1882 in Liberty County, Georgia. Dolly Bacon was married to a man named __________ Osgood. When Dolly (Bacon) Osgood died on February 29, 1936 in McIntosh, Liberty County, Georgia, her parents were listed as Wilcher Bacon and Hannah Roberts
6. Matilda Bacon, born February __, 1886 in Liberty County, Georgia.
7. John "Johnnie" Bacon, born May __, 1888 in Liberty County, Georgia.
8. Joe Henry Bacon, born February __, 1890 in Liberty County, Georgia.
9. Tina/Tenner Bacon, born May __, 1893 in Liberty County, Georgia.
10. Amos Bacon, born c. August 27, 1900/01 in Liberty County, Georgia. When Amos Bacon died on September 19, 1979 at Midway, Liberty County, Georgia, his parents were also listed as being Wilcher Bacon and Hannah Bacon.
11. Burroughs Bacon, born c. 1902 in Liberty County, Georgia.
12. Maggie Bacon, born c. 1904 in Liberty County, Georgia.
Unless, Wilcher Bacon's wife Hannah (Roberts) Bacon died somewhere along the line and Wilcher then married another woman named Hannah, it appears that Hannah (Roberts) Bacon was bearing children until she was over 50 years of age. Perhaps, the first, 1870, census is wrong and perhaps she was only 16 or so when they got married. Even if the 1853/54 year of birth is correct, she would have having children until she was 50.
Here is the way the family appears in 1870;
Wilcher Bacon 26 B Farmer GA
Hannah Bacon 21 B Keeping House GA
Josephine Bacon 3 B GA
Here is the way the family appears in 1880;
In December of 1897, Wilcher Bacon filed for and began receiving a Invalid Pension for his service.
Private WILCHER BACON, Co. D, 33rd Regiment of United States Colored Troops
Wilcher Bacon was born into slavery about May of 1839/43/44 in Liberty County, Georgia. His father was Cuffie/Cuffy Bacon. Wilcher did not know who his mother was. Wilcher grew up on a plantation in Liberty County, Georgia, where he was a Laborer. Early in 1865, with the Civil War nearing an end, Wilcher left the plantation where he was working and made his way to Savannah, Georgia, where he found a colored regiment, the 33rd Regiment of USCT. This regiment had been raised in Beaufort County, South Carolina in late 1862 and early 1863 and the men were mustered into U.S. Army service on January 31, 1863. On April 3, 1865, Wilcher Bacon volunteered to serve with the 33rd and he was assigned as a Private in Co. D of the 33rd. At the time he volunteered, Wilcher stated he was 21 years old, was born in Liberty County, Georgia, was a Laborer and he was recorded as being 5' 6" in height.
The 1st Regiment of South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (Colored) U.S. was assembled in Beaufort County, South Carolina, in the latter half of 1862 and was the first regiment of African Americans to be mustered in the service United States Army during the Civil War. The enlisted men were, for the most part, escaped slaves from South Carolina, Florida ad Georgia. However, a number of free black men, primarily from Florida, served in the regiment as well. The officers were, for the most part, from regiments which were also serving in the Beaufort County area, including the 8th Maine, the 100th Pennsylvania, the New York Engineers and the 51st Massachusetts, the unit the commanding officer of the 1st SC, Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson, who was a Minister and Abolitionist, came from.
The men of the 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Colored) U.S. were mustered into the service of the U.S. army on January 31, 1863. The regiment spent most of the war serving on various expeditions, skirmishing and doing garrison duty along the South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida coast. In February of 1864, the 1st South Carolina's designation was changed, much to the chagrin of the men of the 1st, to the 33rd Regiment of United States Colored Troops (USCT), as they had been the first black regiment to be mustered into the service and felt they should carry the 1st designation. In the latter half of 1864, the 33rd served in the operations against Charleston, South Carolina, serving on James Island, Folly Island and Morris Island and all along the South Carolina coast. After Charleston was wrested from the hands of the Confederacy in February 1865, the 33rd served as part of the city's Union garrison. Some of the companies served for a time in Savannah, Georgia, during the time that Private Wilcher got together with 33rd, but by the end of the war, all ten compnies were doing garrison duty in Charleston and the men of the 1st SC/33rd USCT, including Private Wilcher Bacon, who served just overe nine months with the 33rd, were mustered out of service on January 31, 1866 near Charleston harbor, near the graves of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and his men, members of the 54th Massachusetts, who were killed during the assault on Fort Wagner in Charleston harbor, who were memorialized in the motion picture "Glory." The men of the 1st/33rd then set out to make new lives for themselves in the post-Civil War south.
Wilcher Bacon was married to Hannah Roberts on January 15, 1870 in Liberty County, Georgia and Wilcher and Hannah are found residing in Liberty County, Georgia at the time of the 1870 census. There is a little girl living with them, Josephine, who is 3 years of age. It is not known how she is related to Wilcher or Hannah;
Wilcher Bacon 26 B Farmer GA
Hannah Bacon 21 B Keeping House GA
Josephine Bacon 3 B GA
Wilcher Bacon and his family are found in Liberty County, Georgia in the next three census records. In 1900, they are recorded as living in Riceboro Township and in the 1910, they are living on Walthourville - McIntosh Road. In each census, Hannah's year of birth gets later and latter. In 1870 her birth year should be c. 1849, in 1880 c. 1852, in 1900 c. 1860 and in 1910 c. 1865. If the 1910 was correct, Hannah would have been 5 when she was married to Wilcher. Hannah (Roberts) Bacon almost certainly was born in the early 1850's, probably c. 1853/54.
As many as 16 children may have been born to Wilcher and Hannah. They are believed to include;
1. Hester Bacon, born c. 1872/73 in Liberty County, Georgia.
2. Albert Bacon, born c. 1874/75 in Liberty County, Georgia.
3 Eddie Bacon, born c. 1877/78 in Liberty County, Georgia.
4. George Bacon, born November __, 1879 in Liberty County, Georgia.
5. Dolly Bacon, born January __, 1882 in Liberty County, Georgia. Dolly Bacon was married to a man named __________ Osgood. When Dolly (Bacon) Osgood died on February 29, 1936 in McIntosh, Liberty County, Georgia, her parents were listed as Wilcher Bacon and Hannah Roberts
6. Matilda Bacon, born February __, 1886 in Liberty County, Georgia.
7. John "Johnnie" Bacon, born May __, 1888 in Liberty County, Georgia.
8. Joe Henry Bacon, born February __, 1890 in Liberty County, Georgia.
9. Tina/Tenner Bacon, born May __, 1893 in Liberty County, Georgia.
10. Amos Bacon, born c. August 27, 1900/01 in Liberty County, Georgia. When Amos Bacon died on September 19, 1979 at Midway, Liberty County, Georgia, his parents were also listed as being Wilcher Bacon and Hannah Bacon.
11. Burroughs Bacon, born c. 1902 in Liberty County, Georgia.
12. Maggie Bacon, born c. 1904 in Liberty County, Georgia.
Unless, Wilcher Bacon's wife Hannah (Roberts) Bacon died somewhere along the line and Wilcher then married another woman named Hannah, it appears that Hannah (Roberts) Bacon was bearing children until she was over 50 years of age. Perhaps, the first, 1870, census is wrong and perhaps she was only 16 or so when they got married. Even if the 1853/54 year of birth is correct, she would have having children until she was 50.
Here is the way the family appears in 1870;
Wilcher Bacon 26 B Farmer GA
Hannah Bacon 21 B Keeping House GA
Josephine Bacon 3 B GA
Here is the way the family appears in 1880;
In December of 1897, Wilcher Bacon filed for and began receiving a Invalid Pension for his service.
