Bates, Kinzie, d. 1884.

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A U.S. Army officer, Kinzie Bates joined the 1st Michigan infantry as a private in 1861 and saw battle during the U.S. Civil War at Corinth and Vicksburg, Mississippi. After the war he was promoted to Captain and stationed at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Louisiana. Transferred to the frontier in 1869, he died on Feb. 20, 1884.

From the description of Letters of Kinzie Bates, 1865-1869. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122444016

Kinzie Bates joined the 1st Michigan Infantry as a private in 1861 and saw battle during the United States Civil War at Corinth and Vicksburg, Mississippi. After the war he was promoted to Captain and stationed at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, LA. He was transferred to the frontier in 1869 and married Elizabeth Chumley Bates in 1873. Bates participated in the final months of Colonel Nelson A. Miles' "Yellowstone Campaign" as a battalion commander in the US 1st Infantry. Bates died in 1884.

From the description of Letters of Kinzie Bates, 1863-1929. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122584674

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creatorOf Bates, Kinzie, d. 1884. Letters of Kinzie Bates, 1865-1869. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Kinzie Bates Papers, 1863-1929 The Huntington Library
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associatedWith Bates, Elizabeth Chumley, person
correspondedWith Bates, Kinzie person
associatedWith Hazen, William Babcock, 1830-1887. person
associatedWith Lazelle, Henry Martyn, 1832- person
associatedWith Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925. person
associatedWith Sitting Bull, 1831-1890. person
associatedWith United States. Army. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Army. Infantry corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Yellowstone River Valley
Montana
United States
North Dakota
South Dakota
Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)
Fort Buford (N.D.)
Fort Peck (Mont.)
Powder River (Wyo. and Mont.)
Louisiana
New Orleans (La.)
Niobrara River (Wyo. and Neb.)
Wyoming
Fort Randall (S.D.)
Tongue River Cantonment (Mont.)
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Cheyenne Indians
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Dakota Indians
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Death 1884

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