曾(ceng)秉(bing)忠(zhong)(1816—1863),字(zi)允堂,今吳川市塘尾街道(dao)院村曾(ceng)屋人,生(sheng)于清(qing)嘉慶丙子(1816年(nian))十月(yue)(yue)十二日(ri)。行(xing)伍(wu)出身,先后(hou)任把總、參將、總兵,咸豐年(nian)(1860年(nian))為(wei)江(jiang)(jiang)南(nan)水師(shi)提督。在兩廣、湖南(nan)、福建等地(di)攻(gong)打太平天(tian)國(guo)(guo)隊伍(wu),于江(jiang)(jiang)南(nan)洙涇一戰為(wei)太平天(tian)國(guo)(guo)所敗(bai),受(shou)削職發往(wang)兩江(jiang)(jiang)總督曾(ceng)國(guo)(guo)藩軍營(ying)差遣。后(hou)卒于軍伍(wu),著加恩開(kai)復革(ge)職。時同治癸(gui)亥(1863年(nian))三月(yue)(yue)十八日(ri),47歲(sui),歸葬本鄉。
曾秉忠,字(zi)允堂,生(sheng)于清嘉慶二(er)十一年(1816年),吳川(chuan)市塘尾鎮曾屋村人。他(ta)將他(ta)的(de)青春都(dou)獻給了(le)戰場,他(ta)的(de)傳記就是(shi)一部戰爭的(de)史詩,他(ta)一生(sheng)征戰,曾參與鎮壓太平軍(jun),立(li)下(xia)赫赫戰功。
曾秉(bing)忠原(yuan)先是個縣兵,在縣府里(li)輪流值班,不值班時,可以回家耕田(tian)種地(di),冬日(ri)里(li)還可以印泥磚買賣。咸豐三年(nian)(1853),洪秀全在廣西造反,曾秉(bing)忠前往廣西剿(jiao)匪。由(you)于作戰勇猛,屢立(li)戰功,先后任把決、參將。咸豐八年(nian),他到河南剿(jiao)匪,解救固(gu)始城圍立(li)功,命以記名副(fu)將官銜,并賞(shang)“勵(li)勇巴圖魯(lu)”名號(hao)。記者在吳川(chuan)市(shi)塘尾曾屋小學,看到一塊刻有“御(yu)賜勵(li)勇巴圖魯(lu)曾秉(bing)忠”的石碑(bei),落款時間(jian)為咸豐八年(nian)戊午四月二十(shi)四日(ri)。
豐十(shi)年(1860)三月,太(tai)(tai)(tai)平(ping)(ping)(ping)軍(jun)(jun)(jun)(jun)又(you)騷擾長興,當地清軍(jun)(jun)(jun)(jun)屢攻(gong)不勝,曾(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)秉(bing)(bing)(bing)(bing)忠就(jiu)(jiu)帶領(ling)長龍(long)(long)船隊由江蘇太(tai)(tai)(tai)湖(hu)水(shui)(shui)路直達夾(jia)擊圍(wei)攻(gong)青浦踞匪,并沿江追擊太(tai)(tai)(tai)平(ping)(ping)(ping)軍(jun)(jun)(jun)(jun)到包洋河。他身先士卒,率(lv)軍(jun)(jun)(jun)(jun)勇往直前,太(tai)(tai)(tai)平(ping)(ping)(ping)軍(jun)(jun)(jun)(jun)抵擋(dang)不住,就(jiu)(jiu)棄船入城。曾(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)秉(bing)(bing)(bing)(bing)忠又(you)帶船隊從小東門水(shui)(shui)關攻(gong)入,前后夾(jia)攻(gong),打敗太(tai)(tai)(tai)平(ping)(ping)(ping)軍(jun)(jun)(jun)(jun),收(shou)復縣城。接著湖(hu)州告急,曾(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)秉(bing)(bing)(bing)(bing)忠領(ling)軍(jun)(jun)(jun)(jun)一(yi)晝(zhou)夜趕(gan)到湖(hu)州。湖(hu)州城中(zhong)守(shou)軍(jun)(jun)(jun)(jun)得知(zhi)曾(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)秉(bing)(bing)(bing)(bing)忠援軍(jun)(jun)(jun)(jun)至城,就(jiu)(jiu)開城門接應,內外夾(jia)攻(gong),太(tai)(tai)(tai)平(ping)(ping)(ping)軍(jun)(jun)(jun)(jun)慌忙(mang)逃遁。這一(yi)仗曾(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)秉(bing)(bing)(bing)(bing)忠的長龍(long)(long)船隊兵勇不過(guo)(guo)千人,但卻打敗太(tai)(tai)(tai)平(ping)(ping)(ping)軍(jun)(jun)(jun)(jun)數萬,建立(li)奇(qi)功(gong)(gong)。閏三月,經過(guo)(guo)曾(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)秉(bing)(bing)(bing)(bing)忠整(zheng)頓(dun)編排的隊伍(wu),增設槍支炮(pao)駁的長龍(long)(long)船隊進攻(gong)溧阜時,太(tai)(tai)(tai)平(ping)(ping)(ping)軍(jun)(jun)(jun)(jun)人多勢眾,十(shi)分狂妄囂張(zhang),曾(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)秉(bing)(bing)(bing)(bing)忠出奇(qi)兵繞過(guo)(guo)太(tai)(tai)(tai)平(ping)(ping)(ping)軍(jun)(jun)(jun)(jun)后營兜剿,太(tai)(tai)(tai)平(ping)(ping)(ping)軍(jun)(jun)(jun)(jun)得知(zhi)后退無(wu)路就(jiu)(jiu)慌忙(mang)逃跑。曾(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)秉(bing)(bing)(bing)(bing)忠率(lv)軍(jun)(jun)(jun)(jun)便(bian)由黃家橋追至觀音莊,消滅(mie)太(tai)(tai)(tai)平(ping)(ping)(ping)軍(jun)(jun)(jun)(jun)無(wu)數,立(li)下大功(gong)(gong)。五月,兵部命授福建汀(ting)洲鎮(zhen)總兵。接著,曾(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)秉(bing)(bing)(bing)(bing)忠匯集各(ge)路清軍(jun)(jun)(jun)(jun),會(hui)剿王家港(gang)太(tai)(tai)(tai)平(ping)(ping)(ping)軍(jun)(jun)(jun)(jun)。此仗曾(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)秉(bing)(bing)(bing)(bing)忠率(lv)軍(jun)(jun)(jun)(jun)英勇善戰,勞(lao)苦功(gong)(gong)高,戰績顯(xian)赫,捷(jie)報上(shang)朝,圣上(shang)賞提督官銜。
同(tong)治元年(nian)(1862)二(er)月,曾(ceng)秉忠(zhong)(zhong)帶兵駐(zhu)守朱涇時,冷(leng)不防被太平軍(jun)偷營(ying),奪去駁(bo)船(chuan)百(bai)幾(ji)艘,清軍(jun)敗退。曾(ceng)秉忠(zhong)(zhong)以疏防要隘,遭軍(jun)機處(chu)(chu)處(chu)(chu)以削職(zhi)處(chu)(chu)分(fen),發往兩江(jiang)總督(du)曾(ceng)國藩軍(jun)營(ying)聽(ting)候(hou)委(wei)派。后來,曾(ceng)秉忠(zhong)(zhong)勤于(yu)操練兵馬,接著(zhu)打回朱涇,李鴻章奏請暫時留下協防,曾(ceng)秉忠(zhong)(zhong)又很快將嘉善平湖大(da)股(gu)太平軍(jun)擊退。由于(yu)積勞成病,同(tong)治二(er)年(nian)(1863年(nian))在(zai)營(ying)身(shen)病故,終(zhong)年(nian)47歲,歸葬本鄉。圣上開恩,收回革職(zhi)處(chu)(chu)分(fen)成命,按照提督(du)軍(jun)營(ying)病逝撫恤。