Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Grayson County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Pennsylvania native. Married to Mary A. Bates. Father of Nancy Bates. Farmer in Grayson County in 1860. Captain in the Grayson County Home Guard in 1864 and 1865.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Lewis Collins and Richard H. Collins, Collins' Historical Sketches of Kentucky, vol. 1 (Covington, KY: Collins & Co., 1874), 155.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Grayson County, p. 141.

Citation

Bates, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32209849 (November 12, 2026).

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Correspondence
Caleb Stinson to Thomas E. Bramlette
1864-10-10

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