Robert Bates

First Name: Robert
Last Name: Bates
Unit: 
Co. B, 46th Virginia Infantry
Rank: 
Private
Residence (County): 
Halifax County, VA
Biography: 

Robert Bates was born in 1838 in Halifax County, Virginia. He enlisted as a private in Co. B, 46th Virginia Infantry on March 10, 1862 and died of fever in a Richmond hospital on July 16, 1862. He was one of six brothers who served in the Confederate Army.

Authored Letters

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ID Lettersort descending Date Author Recipient From To
14844 Bates1 May 20, 1862 Robert Bates Wife of Robert Bates Henrico County, VA Halifax County, VA

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