• Bacon, Alexander Samuel
  Mich., Mich.
  Cadet Military Academy 1 Jul 1872 (4) 2 Lieutenant 1 artillery 15 Jun 1876
  resigned 15 Mar 1878

• Bacon, Cyrus
  Mich., Mich.
  Assistant Surgeon 7 Mich infantry 16 Aug 1861 to 6 May 1862
  Assistant Surgeon USA 16 Apr 1862
  BrevetCaptain and Major 13 Mar 1865 for faithful and meritorious service during the war
  died 1 Sep 1868

• Bacon, Edmond P.
  Pa., Army
  Corporal Sergeant and quartermaster Sergeant 20 infantry 8 May 1812 to Mar 1814
  Ensign 6 infantry 2 Mar 1814
  3 Lieutenant 6 infantry 1 May 1814
  2 Lieutenant 6 Jul 1814
  honorably discharged 15 Jun 1815

• Bacon, Francis
  Conn., Conn.
  Surgeon 7 Conn infantry 13 Sep 1861
  Surgeon volunteers 8 Aug 1862
  resigned 25 Aug 1864

• Bacon, George E.
  NY, NY
  Cadet Military Academy 1 Jul 1867 (14)
  2 Lieutenant 16 infantry 12 Jun 1871
  1 Lieutenant 7 Dec 1879
  died 20 Dec 1883

• Bacon, George Robert
  Ill., Ill.
  Cadet Military Academy 1 Jul 1865 (30)
  2 Lieutenant 1 cavalry 15 Jun 1869
  1 Lieutenant 28 Mar 1875
  resigned 15 Jun 1878

• Bacon, Gillet
  Mass., Army
  Sergeant 29 infantry 17 May 1813 to Mar 1814
  Ensign 29 infantry 30 Mar 1814
  3 Lieutenant 1 May 1814
  honorably discharged 15 Jun 1815

• Bacon, Henry
  Mass., Mass.
  2 Lieutenant 34 Mass infantry 31 Jul 1862
  1 Lieutenant 9 Jul 1863
  honorably discharged 28 Nov 1864
  2 Lieutenant 23 infantry 7 Mar 1867
  resigned 3 Oct 1867

• Bacon, John Danforth
  Me., Me.
  Cadet Military Academy
  1 Jul 1836 (42)
  Brevet 2 Lieutenant 2 infantry 1 Jul 1840
  2 Lieutenant 6 infantry 3 Dec 1840
  1 Lieutenant 18 Jun 1846
  died 12 Oct 1847 of wounds received 20 Aug 1847 at the battle of Churubusco Mex.

• Bacon, John Mosby
  Ky., Ky.
  2 Lieutenant 11 Ky cavalry 22 Sep 1862
  2 Lieutenant 4 Ky cavalry 5 Nov 1862
  1 Lieutenant 1 Feb 1863
  Captain 14 Mar 1863
  Major 20 Nov 1864
  honorably mustered out 21 Aug 1865
  Captain 9 cavalry 28 Jul 1866
  Colonel aide-de-camp to General Sherman 1 Jan 1871 to 8 Feb 1884
  Major 7 cavalry 14 Apr 1884
  Lieutenant Colonel 1 cavalry 7 Apr 1893
  Colonel 8 cavalry 29 Jun 1897
  Brigadier General volunteers 4 May 1898
  honorably discharged of volunteer service 24 Feb 1899
  Brevet Major 2 Mar 1867 for gallantry and meritorious service in the siege of Resaca Ga and Lieutenant Colonel 27 Feb 1890 for gallant service in the actionds against indians on the Rio Pecos Tex 7 Jun 1867 and near the headwaters of the Salt Fork of the Brazos River Tex 28 and 29 Oct 1869
  retired 8 May 1899

• Bacon, Josiah
  Mass., Mass.
  Ensign 4 infantry 27 Jan 1809
  2 Lieutenant 1 Dec 1810
  1 Lieutenant 15 Sep 1812
  regimental quartermaster 1814
  Captain 28 Jun 1814
  honorably discharged 15 Jun 1815

• Bacon, Rufus J.
  Me., Me.
  Cadet Military Academy 1 Jul 1842 (23)
  Brevet 2 Lieutenant 4 artillery 1 Jul 1846
  died 12 Aug 1846
  died 12 Aug 1846

• Bacon, Theodore C.
  Conn., Conn.
  Captain assistant adjutant-general volunteers 9 Sep 1862
  resigned 5 Feb 1864

• Bacon, Timothy
  Mass., Mass.
  2 Lieutenant 34 infantry 30 Apr 1813
  1 Lieutenant 31 May 1814
  honorably discharged 15 Jun 1815

• Bacon, Waddy
  NY, Army
  Private 20 infantry 8 May 1814
  Ensign 6 infantry 2 Mar 1814
  3 Lieutenant 1 May 1814
  2 Lieutenant 12 Sep 1814
  honorably discharged 15 Jun 1815

• Bacon, Winchel D.
  NY, Wis.
  Additional paymaster volunteers 21 Apr 1863
  resigned 14 Jul 1863

Source:

Extracted from the Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army: 1789 - 1903. Names are followed by state or country where born and then the state from which originally appointed but when there is only one place listed, it indicates the state whence appointed, the place of birth not being known. Where "Cadet Military Academy" is indicated, the next date refers to the date he entered that institution, and the figure in parenthesis represents his standing in the graduating class.

Some additional excellent resources for your research are:

• U.S. Military Records on Ancestry.com

• Maryland and Delaware Revolutionary Patriots, 1775-1783 Military Records

  New York in the Revolution and War of 1812

• Military Records off the Beaten Path

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