Bates, David Homer, 1843-1926

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Dates:
Birth 1843
Death 1926

Biographical notes:

Telegrapher. Died 1926.

From the description of David Homer Bates papers, 1837-1926. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132467

Biographical Note

1843, July 3 Born, Steubenville, Ohio 1861 1866 Cipher operator and manager of the War Department's telegraph office 1867 Married Sallie J. Raphael Kenney 1907 Published Lincoln in the Telegraph Office. New York: Century Co. 1926 Published Lincoln Stories Told by Him in the Military Office in the War Department during the Civil War. New York: W. E. Rudge 1926, June l5 Died

From the guide to the David Homer Bates Papers, 1837-1926, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Military telegraph

Occupations:

  • Telegraphers

Places:

  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)

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