Francis Henry Bates of Maryland
Appointed from Massachusetts, Cadet, United States Military Academy, 1 July 1845 (23)
Brevet Second Lieuenant, 4th U. S. Infantry, 1 July 1850
Second Lieuenant, 15 April 1852
First Lieutenant, 22 November 1854
Captain, 14 May 1861
Retired 19 October 1863
Breveted Major, 27 June 1862 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Gaines Mill, Virginia
Died 12 August 1895
BATES, FRANCIS H
United States Army
- DATE OF DEATH: 08/12/1895
- BURIED AT: SECTION 1 SITE 69-B
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
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