Soldier. A son of Brigadier General William Gates, he served a relatively short but distinguished military career. He was involved in actions from Florida to the Canadian border, the emigration of the Indians from the Southeastern United States to Oklahoma, the Mexican-American War, and the Occupation of Texas after the War. He fought in many of the battles of the Mexican - American War, was wounded in the Battle of Resaca de la Palma, and was brevetted Major on September 8, 1847 for Gallant Conduct in the Battle of Molino del Rey. Although he survived the War, he died at the age of thirty three in a cholera epidemic at Fort Martin Scott, just outside Fredericksburg, Texas. Fort Gates, a Texas frontier fort established after his death, was named in his honor.
Soldier. A son of Brigadier General William Gates, he served a relatively short but distinguished military career. He was involved in actions from Florida to the Canadian border, the emigration of the Indians from the Southeastern United States to Oklahoma, the Mexican-American War, and the Occupation of Texas after the War. He fought in many of the battles of the Mexican - American War, was wounded in the Battle of Resaca de la Palma, and was brevetted Major on September 8, 1847 for Gallant Conduct in the Battle of Molino del Rey. Although he survived the War, he died at the age of thirty three in a cholera epidemic at Fort Martin Scott, just outside Fredericksburg, Texas. Fort Gates, a Texas frontier fort established after his death, was named in his honor.
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