Sibling Saturday ~ Edmund, James and Levi Gates Brothers in the Civil War

The Gates Brothers served in the Civil War:

 The Gates brothers were the sons of Oliver Uriah Gates (1802-1880) and Catherine Hull (1800-1875). The couple had seven children, three daughters and four sons: Samuel born November 11, 1826 - there is no additional information about Samuel.

Edmund Uriah born July 8, 1832 died January 7, 1917; James Oliver born January 6, 1836 died February 11, 1890; Levi born September 7, 1839 died March 29, 1919, all enlisted in the Civil War.

Edmund Uriah GATES 
Enlisted Nov. 2, 1864. Mustered Nov. 2, 1864, Iowa. Mustered out July 21, 1865, Louisville, Kentucky.

SOURCE: The handwritten family tree of Oliver Uriah Gates and Catherine Hull, compiled 1984-1986, page 6, shows: Edmund Uriah Gates Civil War Company E, 13th Regiment, Iowa Infantry 1864-1865.

Further research resulted in records for Edmund Uriah Gates: ROSTER AND RECORD OF IOWA TROOPS IN THE REBELLION, Volume 2: SERVICE RECORD: THIRTEENTH REGIMENT IOWA VOLUNTEER REGIMENT, COMPANY E: Page 62. Gates, Edmund W. Age 32. Residence Fourth Congressional District, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Nov. 2, 1864. Mustered Nov. 2, 1864. Mustered out July 21, 1865, Louisville, Kentucky.

James Oliver GATES
Note: I have no photo. If anyone out there has a photo of James Oliver, please contact me. Thanks.

 Gates was 28, and residing in Mahaska County, Iowa, when he enlisted as a Private in Company F
of the 4th Iowa Cavalry on January 5, 1864. He was mustered in on January 21, 1864, and mustered out with his company on August 8, 1865, in Atlanta.

SOURCE: "Roster and Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of the Rebellion: together with historical sketches of volunteer organizations." Published by authority of the General Assembly, under the direction of Brig. Gen. Guy E. Logan, Adjutant General, DES MOINES EMORY H. ENGLISH, STATE PRINTER, E. D. CHAPSELL, STATE BINDER 1910, page 721. Link at https://archive.org/stream/rosterrecordofio41iowa/rosterrecordofio41iowa_djvu.txt:

Levi A. GATES 
Enlisted August 9, 1862, Iowa. Wounded and captured, then  mustered out August 24, 1865.

36th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B, Levi Gates enlisted August 9, 1862, wounded and captured at Mark's Mill.

SOURCES:
Wapello County Civil War Records: http://archive.org/stream/historyofwapello01inwate#page/380/mode/2up

Further Research - CITIZENS AND PATRIOTS, A History Of The 36TH Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment In The Civil War By Jon B. Hittle.

WAPELLO COUNTY HISTORY Published by Wapello County History Committee; 
printed by Sutherland Printing Company Inc; Montazuma, Iowa, 50171; printed in 1985.
SOURCE: Find a Grave Member March 2014. 

Wapello County History; excerpt pages 420 and 421.
The Gates Family: 

"Edmund, James and Levi Gates all served in the Civil War. On August 9, 1862, Levi  enlisted for a three-year term in Company B 36th Iowa Infantry, a volunteer regiment organized by Mayor A. H. Hamilton in Wapello County.
Levi was wounded April 25, 1864 in the Battle of Marks' Mills, Arkansas, and left in the field for dead. When night came he crawled into a deserted cabin. A colored woman cared for him until he was taken to the Marks' Mills Rebel Prison where he was treated by both Rebel and Union doctors. Later he received treatment at hospitals in Little Rock, Arkansas and Keokuk, Iowa.  After he recovered,  he rejoined his regiment and served until he was discharged August 24, 1865."

Read more about the Battle at Marks' Mill on Wikipedia.



 

 

Tombstone Tuesday - Levi GATES - wounded and captured in the Civil War

                                 Levi and Mary (Hulett) GATES

 SOURCE: Courtesy of Find A Grave member.

Levi A. Gates was born September 7, 1839 in Holmes County, Ohio then died March 29, 1919 aged 79 in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa.  Levi married Mary HULETT on March 14, 1867, Center Township, Wapello County, Iowa. Mary was born May 7, 1839 in Catteraugus County, New York and died May 29, 1921 aged 82 in Wapello County, Iowa. The couple are buried at Chisman Cemetery, Polk Township, Wapello County, Iowa.

Census records show between 1860-1880 Levi was a farmer. He was also an undertaker and Justice of the Peace.

Records confirm that Levi enlisted for the Civil War August 9, 1862, aged 23 years, in Company B 36th Regiment Iowa Infantry. His Regiment was engaged in the battle at Marks' Mills were he was wounded and captured in 1864.

EXCERPT: WAPELLO COUNTY HISTORY - published 1985

1864 Civil War - Levi wounded and left for dead - cared for by a colored woman:

 Edmund, James and Levi Gates [brothers] all served in the Civil War. On August 9, 1862, Levi enlisted for a three-year term in Company B 36th Iowa Infantry, a volunteer regiment organized by Mayor A. H. Hamilton in Wapello County. Levi was wounded April 25, 1864 in the Battle of Marks' Mills, Arkansas, and left on the field for dead. When night came he crawled into a deserted cabin. A colored woman cared for him until he was taken to the Marks' Mills Rebel Prison where he was treated by both Rebel and Union doctors. Later he received treatment at hospitals in Little Rock, Arkansas and Keokuk, Iowa. After he recovered, he rejoined his regiment and served until he was discharged August 24, 1865.

SOURCE:

          WAPELLO COUNTY HISTORY:
          THE GATES FAMILY ~ Wapello County Iowa ~ 1880 - 1985

WAPELLO COUNTY HISTORY  Published by the Wapello County History Committee;
printed by Sutherland Printing Company Inc; Montozuma, Iowa, 50171; printed in 1985.

NOTE: The original owner of this book was shown on the inside as Mayor Dupy, Ottumwa, Iowa. The book was sold at an estate sale; then it was offered for sale on Ebay; and then it was purchased by a member of the Find A Grave website. I received a message from this person and was offered copies of THE GATES FAMILY pages - 420 and 421. April 2014.
SOURCE: Photo of book pages and additional photos of pages: Find a Grave member, March 2014.

Read more about the Civil War Battle at Marks' Mill and the Iowa Infantries. 
CLICK LINK BELOW.

Iowa Volunteer Infantry in Marks' Mills Battle

 

Census Sunday - 1850 Oliver Uriah GATES, Catherine HULL and family

Catherine HULL and Oliver Uriah GATES are my third great grandparents.

1850 Census includes Oliver Uriah GATES, his wife Catherine HULL and five of their seven children.
SCHEDULE 1 - Free Inhabitants of Lawrenceburg Township in the County of Dearborn State of Indiana enumerated by me, on the 16th day of July 1850 (name illegible).
Top of page - Lines 1 to 7.
GATES Oliver age 48 farmer Place of Birth Connecticut
GATES Catherine age 50 Place of Birth Connecticut
GATES Edmund age 18 Place of Birth Ohio
GATES Nancy age 20 Place of Birth New York
GATES Lucy age 17 Place of Birth Ohio
GATES James age 11 Place of Birth Ohio
GATES Levi age 10 Place of Birth Ohio
SOURCE: Ancestry.com 2010.

Their first born child, Samuel, born November 11, 1826, apparently went missing. Their second child, Mary Electa, born December 27, 1827, New York, would have been age 23 at the time of this 1850 Census. However, she married Thomas HADDOCK April 3rd,1845 and would appear in a different Census.