Letters of Kinzie Bates, 1865-1869.

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Letters of Kinzie Bates, 1865-1869.

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Letters from Kinzie Bates to his aunt, Mary Armstrong, and his father, George C. Bates. All are written from Reconstruction-era Louisiana. Bates describes his life and events in the U.S. Army, yellow fever epidemics, African-Americans, and the city of New Orleans.

18 pieces.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

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 ...