Bates, David Homer, 1843-1926

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)