When he died in a war against the Ching armies, his followers set up a memorial on which his name was inscribed.
相傳明末清初，鄭成功據守台灣，有一位陝西籍的部將姓烏名面，率領軍隊與同鄉由鹿港進駐當地。據說烏將軍允文允武，宅心仁厚，除了緊守崗位、訓練士兵外，並從事農墾，維持地方治安。後來，烏面將軍率軍作戰身亡，軍民為了感念他的功績，特地在他的墓地上立碑紀念。