William C. Bates
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Jump to navigationJump to searchWilliam C. Bates was a Sergeant in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company A.
Antebellum
War Career
- Enlisted on August 12, 1862 in the 24th Michigan Infantry / Company A at Detroit, Michigan
- Mustered in on August 13, 1862 for a 3 year term of service as a Corporal
- 18 years old
- Promoted to Sergeant
- Taken prisoner in action on May 5, 1864 at the Battle of the Wilderness
- Discharged at Camp Chase, Ohio on June 8, 1865
Post-War Career
- Buried at London Park Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland
Family
Notes
Sources
- Michigan and George H. Turner, Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865. Volume 24. (Kalamazoo, Mich.: Ihling bros. & Everard, printers, 1900). (Page 11)