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Reading his predecessor’s files, Oates discovered he had visited Gettysburg and learned that Confederate graves there had been mapped and marked by Dr. John W.C. O’Neal of Gettysburg, and that two other local men, Samuel Weaver and his son Dr. Rufus B. Weaver, had worked with ladies’ memorial associations in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia in the early 1870s to ...
William C. Oates. A historic marker honoring Oates stands next to the Henry County Courthouse in Abbeville. William Calvin Oates (either November 30 or December 1, 1835 – September 9, 1910) was a colonel in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, the 29th Governor of Alabama from 1894 to 1896, and a brigadier general in the ...
Jul 2, 2013 · General William C. Oates, a brother of Judge James W. Oates of this city, died at his home in Montgomery, Alabama, on Friday. Not only did the news cause great sorrow in the Oates household here, but it will cause sorrow and genuine regret to many Santa Rosans who had met the courtly southerner in his several visits to Santa Rosa, where he was the guest of his relatives, Judge and Mrs. Oates.
President William McKinley appointed Oates brigadier-general during the Spanish-American War, but the war ended before Mr. Oates arrived. Oates continued his law practice in his later years. He married Sarah Toney of Eufaula, Alabama on March 28, 1882 and had one son together, William Calvin Jr. William Calvin Oates died in
His son, William Calvin Oates (1835-1910), was a Colonel in the CSA (commanded the 15th Alabama Infantry. "Gettysburg--The Battle on the Right." By Colonel Wm. C. Oates, of Alabama, SHSP, Vol. 6, pp.172-182. Later, William C. Oates was elected Governor of Alabama from 1894-1896. 6: 1820-1860
Captain 1764. Son of , 4th Sgt. Rifleman, 1st Company, N.C. Troops. Dated and detached from Cumberland Regiment, 4-10-1812. son of Temperance and Stephen Oates Jr. Born 1825 in S.C. 21st Alabama Conscripts Co. G. Was captured at Ft Gaines, Battle of Mobile Bay. Died of typhoid 10/8/64 at St Louis Hosp, New Orleans, La.
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Apr 16, 2024 · William Calvin Oates (1894-96) William Calvin Oates Alabama governor William C. Oates (1835-1910) rose from rough and humble beginnings to run a newspaper, serve as an officer with the Confederate Army at Gettysburg and other major Civil War battles, and won election to the U.S. Congress. A staunch Democrat and white supremacist, he entered ...
