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- William C. Oates joined the Confederate States Army in July 1861 and entered the army as captain, 15th Alabama Infantry Regiment, and eventually became the commander of the 15th Alabama Infantry Regiment in the spring of 1863.
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William C. Oates joined the Confederate States Army in July 1861 and entered the army as captain, 15th Alabama Infantry Regiment, and eventually became the commander of the 15th Alabama Infantry Regiment in the spring of 1863.
Oates was severely wounded in his 27th battle on August 16, 1864 at Fussel’s Mill which resulted in the loss of his right arm. Despite suffering his sixth wound of the war, Oates once again returned to the army and remained in command of the 48th Alabama until cessation of hostilities.
Sep 9, 2024 · William C. Oates joined the Confederate States Army in July 1861 and entered the army as captain, 15th Alabama Infantry Regiment, and eventually became the commander of the 15th Alabama Infantry Regiment in the spring of 1863.
May 17, 2017 · Despite the defeat of his regiment at Gettysburg, Oates served the Confederacy for three long and arduous years—from the summer of 1861, when he personally raised a company of men, the Henry Pioneers, in Henry County, Ala.—to August 1864, when the loss of his right arm near Petersburg sent him back home to southeastern Alabama.
Chamberlain was the commander of the Union army, and Oates was the commander of the Confederates. The Union army present at the battle was the 20th Maine. The Confederate army the 15th Alabama. Like many Civil War battles it was known by two names, Gettysburg, and LRT.
Jun 11, 2006 · No doubt all of you are familiar with Oates who served as Colonel of the 15th Alabama and fought at Little Round Top on July 2, 1863 against the better known Joshua L. Chamberlain. Oates was wounded six times during the war, including the loss of his arm.
Nov 30, 2007 · William C. Oates is best remembered as the Confederate officer defeated at Gettysburg's Little Round Top, losing a golden opportunity to turn the Union's flank and win the battle — and perhaps the war. Oates was no moonlight-and-magnolias Southerner, as this book shows.
