Erastus Newton Bates papers, 1834-1898

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Summary

Creator:
Bates, Erastus Newton, 1828-1898
Date:
1834-1898
Extent:
0.6 Linear Feet (1 document box, 1 half box)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Erastus Newton Bates papers, ms6, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of the papers of Erastus Newton Bates from 1834-1898. Includes correspondence to his wife Lucy, pertaining to his Civil War service with the 80th Illinois Volunteers in Kentucky and Tennessee. Bates' letters discuss the battles of Perryville, Kentucky (1862) and Murfreesboro, Tennessee (1862) and his subsequent imprisonment in Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia (1862-1864). Also contains certificates, deeds, commissions, and a few missionary letters from India and Ceylon written by Lucy Bates' brother.

Biographical / historical:

Erastus Newton Bates (1828-1898) was born in Plainfield, Massachusetts on February 29, 1828 and became a lawyer, Union Army officer, and Christian Science clergyman. He graduated from Williams College in 1898 and attended Union Theological Seminary. During the Civil War, he was commissioned Major of the 80th Illinois Volunteer Regiment, spent fifteen months in Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia from 1863 to 1865, and was breveted Brigadier General after the war ended. In the 1880's, he converted to the Christian Science religion and became active in the church. He died in Minneapolis, May 29, 1898 and was buried in Springfield, Illinois.

Access and use restrictions

Terms of access:

No Copyright – United States: Collection is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Preferred citation:

Erastus Newton Bates papers, ms6, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.