| Cemetery Works |
| Boulder, Colorado, USA established 2001 |
| Valley Brook Cemetery, Breckenridge, Colo American Civil War Soldiers' Stories John Lewis Bates |
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Teamster John Lewis Bates; Company D, 1st Indiana Cavalry
John L. Bates enlisted as a Private on 20 Aug 1861. He was mustered into Company D of the Indiana Ist Cavalry on 20 Aug 1861. He served more than 36 months in the 1st Indiana Cavalry; 20 Aug 1861 to 12 Sep 1864. While John L. Bates was in service, the 1st Indiana Cavalry regiment was engaged in the following battles that had a direct impact on the course of the war and / or a decisive influence on a campaign: John L. Bates was mustered out of the 1st Indiana Cavalry on 12 Sep 1864 John L. Bates was promoted to Wagoner or Teamster; no date given. Two headstones standing in Valley Brook Cemetery are inscribed John Bates CO. D 1 IND CAV The trooper associated with the headstone standing in Lot 014 is taken to be: John Lewis Bates, a resident of Posey County at his enlistment. Albeit, the possibility exist that there are two headstones for a single soldier. Sources |
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