1.) CPL - Co A, 25th MA Inf. - Enlisted; at the age of 38 on Sept. 14, 1861. Discharged; May 4, 1863 for promotion to CAPT, Co I, 35th US Colored Troops Inf.
2.) CAPT - Co I, 35th US Colored Troops Inf. - Appointed: Apr. 28, 1863. Mustered in: May 29, 1863. Mustered out; May 23, 1866.
Age 56 years, 3 months, 3 days.
Son of Levi and Uranah (Paine) Gates. (She d. 9 Apr 1872 and he d. 13 Jan 1878, both in Worcester.)
From the "Worcester Daily Spy," (Worcester, MA), 26 July 1880:
Capt. Jaalam Gates.
Captain Jaalam Gates, who has been seriously ill with rheumatism and a general breaking up of his physical system for three weeks, was at the point of death at midnight, and not expected to live through the night.
He has been sick most of the time since February, having done only sixty days police duty this year.
He has been troubled with rheumatism for a great many years and during the past three months has been a great sufferer.
His long reisidence in Worcester, his services in the army and connection with the the police department, gave him an exended acquaintance.
At the breaking out of the rebellion he was in the employ of the Adams Express Company,...
He was a member of the City Guards and enlisted for the three months campaign.
Before the third battalion left the city he had an attack of rheumatism which prevented his going with the company, but as soon as he was able he joined them at Fort McHenry.
He returned home at the expiration of his term of service, and in September enlisted for three years in company A, 25th regiment, Gen. Pickett's company.
He served as private and non-commissioned officer until after the battle of Roanoke Island and the capture of the city of Newbern in North Carolina.
While in Newbern he was detailed as keeper of the jail.
In the fall of 1862 he was commissioned captain in the first North Carolina colored regiment.
The regiment was sent to Florida and took part in several fights.
At the battle of Olustee he was shot in the shoulder and so badly wounded that he never fully recovered.
He remained in the south for several months after the close of the war, and on his return home engaged in the wholesale flour business.
Subsequently he was janitor of Mechanics Hall, and in August, 1870, Mayor Blake appointed him on the police force, where he remained until 1874, when he was dropped on account of a change in the administration, and remained off until the summer of '75, when he was reappointed and has remained until the present time.
He was a good and brave soldier, and has been an intelligent, faithful, and fearless officer....
2.) CAPT - Co I, 35th US Colored Troops Inf. - Appointed: Apr. 28, 1863. Mustered in: May 29, 1863. Mustered out; May 23, 1866.
Age 56 years, 3 months, 3 days.
Son of Levi and Uranah (Paine) Gates. (She d. 9 Apr 1872 and he d. 13 Jan 1878, both in Worcester.)
From the "Worcester Daily Spy," (Worcester, MA), 26 July 1880:
Capt. Jaalam Gates.
Captain Jaalam Gates, who has been seriously ill with rheumatism and a general breaking up of his physical system for three weeks, was at the point of death at midnight, and not expected to live through the night.
He has been sick most of the time since February, having done only sixty days police duty this year.
He has been troubled with rheumatism for a great many years and during the past three months has been a great sufferer.
His long reisidence in Worcester, his services in the army and connection with the the police department, gave him an exended acquaintance.
At the breaking out of the rebellion he was in the employ of the Adams Express Company,...
He was a member of the City Guards and enlisted for the three months campaign.
Before the third battalion left the city he had an attack of rheumatism which prevented his going with the company, but as soon as he was able he joined them at Fort McHenry.
He returned home at the expiration of his term of service, and in September enlisted for three years in company A, 25th regiment, Gen. Pickett's company.
He served as private and non-commissioned officer until after the battle of Roanoke Island and the capture of the city of Newbern in North Carolina.
While in Newbern he was detailed as keeper of the jail.
In the fall of 1862 he was commissioned captain in the first North Carolina colored regiment.
The regiment was sent to Florida and took part in several fights.
At the battle of Olustee he was shot in the shoulder and so badly wounded that he never fully recovered.
He remained in the south for several months after the close of the war, and on his return home engaged in the wholesale flour business.
Subsequently he was janitor of Mechanics Hall, and in August, 1870, Mayor Blake appointed him on the police force, where he remained until 1874, when he was dropped on account of a change in the administration, and remained off until the summer of '75, when he was reappointed and has remained until the present time.
He was a good and brave soldier, and has been an intelligent, faithful, and fearless officer....
1.) CPL - Co A, 25th MA Inf. - Enlisted; at the age of 38 on Sept. 14, 1861. Discharged; May 4, 1863 for promotion to CAPT, Co I, 35th US Colored Troops Inf.
2.) CAPT - Co I, 35th US Colored Troops Inf. - Appointed: Apr. 28, 1863. Mustered in: May 29, 1863. Mustered out; May 23, 1866.
Age 56 years, 3 months, 3 days.
Son of Levi and Uranah (Paine) Gates. (She d. 9 Apr 1872 and he d. 13 Jan 1878, both in Worcester.)
From the "Worcester Daily Spy," (Worcester, MA), 26 July 1880:
Capt. Jaalam Gates.
Captain Jaalam Gates, who has been seriously ill with rheumatism and a general breaking up of his physical system for three weeks, was at the point of death at midnight, and not expected to live through the night.
He has been sick most of the time since February, having done only sixty days police duty this year.
He has been troubled with rheumatism for a great many years and during the past three months has been a great sufferer.
His long reisidence in Worcester, his services in the army and connection with the the police department, gave him an exended acquaintance.
At the breaking out of the rebellion he was in the employ of the Adams Express Company,...
He was a member of the City Guards and enlisted for the three months campaign.
Before the third battalion left the city he had an attack of rheumatism which prevented his going with the company, but as soon as he was able he joined them at Fort McHenry.
He returned home at the expiration of his term of service, and in September enlisted for three years in company A, 25th regiment, Gen. Pickett's company.
He served as private and non-commissioned officer until after the battle of Roanoke Island and the capture of the city of Newbern in North Carolina.
While in Newbern he was detailed as keeper of the jail.
In the fall of 1862 he was commissioned captain in the first North Carolina colored regiment.
The regiment was sent to Florida and took part in several fights.
At the battle of Olustee he was shot in the shoulder and so badly wounded that he never fully recovered.
He remained in the south for several months after the close of the war, and on his return home engaged in the wholesale flour business.
Subsequently he was janitor of Mechanics Hall, and in August, 1870, Mayor Blake appointed him on the police force, where he remained until 1874, when he was dropped on account of a change in the administration, and remained off until the summer of '75, when he was reappointed and has remained until the present time.
He was a good and brave soldier, and has been an intelligent, faithful, and fearless officer....
2.) CAPT - Co I, 35th US Colored Troops Inf. - Appointed: Apr. 28, 1863. Mustered in: May 29, 1863. Mustered out; May 23, 1866.
Age 56 years, 3 months, 3 days.
Son of Levi and Uranah (Paine) Gates. (She d. 9 Apr 1872 and he d. 13 Jan 1878, both in Worcester.)
From the "Worcester Daily Spy," (Worcester, MA), 26 July 1880:
Capt. Jaalam Gates.
Captain Jaalam Gates, who has been seriously ill with rheumatism and a general breaking up of his physical system for three weeks, was at the point of death at midnight, and not expected to live through the night.
He has been sick most of the time since February, having done only sixty days police duty this year.
He has been troubled with rheumatism for a great many years and during the past three months has been a great sufferer.
His long reisidence in Worcester, his services in the army and connection with the the police department, gave him an exended acquaintance.
At the breaking out of the rebellion he was in the employ of the Adams Express Company,...
He was a member of the City Guards and enlisted for the three months campaign.
Before the third battalion left the city he had an attack of rheumatism which prevented his going with the company, but as soon as he was able he joined them at Fort McHenry.
He returned home at the expiration of his term of service, and in September enlisted for three years in company A, 25th regiment, Gen. Pickett's company.
He served as private and non-commissioned officer until after the battle of Roanoke Island and the capture of the city of Newbern in North Carolina.
While in Newbern he was detailed as keeper of the jail.
In the fall of 1862 he was commissioned captain in the first North Carolina colored regiment.
The regiment was sent to Florida and took part in several fights.
At the battle of Olustee he was shot in the shoulder and so badly wounded that he never fully recovered.
He remained in the south for several months after the close of the war, and on his return home engaged in the wholesale flour business.
Subsequently he was janitor of Mechanics Hall, and in August, 1870, Mayor Blake appointed him on the police force, where he remained until 1874, when he was dropped on account of a change in the administration, and remained off until the summer of '75, when he was reappointed and has remained until the present time.
He was a good and brave soldier, and has been an intelligent, faithful, and fearless officer....
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