Hamilton S Bates   Age:  17 Birthplace:  Marion Co., AL Rank at enlistment:  Private Company Assignment:  K Company Reassignment:  A   11/1/1862   Enlisted Corinth, MS 12/31/1862   Mustered In Corinth, MS 11/28/1863   Mustered Out Notes: Hamilton S Bates was born about 1846. He was the son of William C Bates, also a member of the First. He Married Ellen (?) in 1869 in Arkansas and raised a family of seven childern. He died 18 January 1939 at the age of 92 in Sebastion Co., AR and is buried in the White Cemetery on the Fort Chaffee Military Reservation. Buried: White Cemetery on the Fort Chaffee Military Reservation, Sebastian County, AR

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Service records compiled by Glenda Todd and used with her permission. This and other information about the history of the First and the men who fought with the unit can be found in her book, First Alabama Cavalry, USA: Homage to Patriotism.

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