Col. Elijah P. Gates,
Born December 1827 in Kentucky
Died March 4, 1915 in St. Joseph, MO
Commander of the 1st Missouri Calvary CSA
He was one of the leaders of the Confederacy during the war.
Col. Gates was a native of Kentucky, having been born in Gerrard county in 1827. He was the son of John Gates, owner of a large plantations in Kentucky.
Gates enlisted in St. Joseph in 1861, and was soon elected captain of Company A. of the Missouri State Guard, Morgan's Division.
Three months later he was made a lieutenant colonel, and three months afterward was promoted to the rank of Colonel. A regiment was formed in Springfield, Mo., by Col. Gates and he served under Gen. Sterling Price until the fall of 1861. In the spring of 1862, he crossed the Mississippi river and joined the army under Beauregard at Corinth, and continued in service east of the Mississippi throughout the war.
Three times Col. Gates was taken a prisoner. Following the battle of Franklin, where he lost his arm, he was captured, but made his escape to Mobile, where he took command of a brigade and took part in the battle of Mobile.
He was again captured at Big Black, Miss., but escaped a few days later, and he was captured at Blakeley, opposite Mobile, during the last battle of the war, was incarcerated at Ship Island three weeks, and then sent to Jackson, just as Gen. Taylor surrendered.
He was in practically all of the engagements of the Missouri troops, and about half the time was in command of his brigade. He returned July 5, 1865, after four years of hard service.
Gates was a hemp farmer in Buchanan County before and after the war. He became Buchanan Co., MO sheriff in 1872, Missouri State Treasurer 1877-81.
Sources:
1900 US Federal Census of Buchanan Co., MO, page 2A
Confederate Military History by Clement A. Evans & John C. Moore, Vol. 12, pages 296-298
http://www.missouridivision-scv.org/camp570.htm
Born December 1827 in Kentucky
Died March 4, 1915 in St. Joseph, MO
Commander of the 1st Missouri Calvary CSA
He was one of the leaders of the Confederacy during the war.
Col. Gates was a native of Kentucky, having been born in Gerrard county in 1827. He was the son of John Gates, owner of a large plantations in Kentucky.
Gates enlisted in St. Joseph in 1861, and was soon elected captain of Company A. of the Missouri State Guard, Morgan's Division.
Three months later he was made a lieutenant colonel, and three months afterward was promoted to the rank of Colonel. A regiment was formed in Springfield, Mo., by Col. Gates and he served under Gen. Sterling Price until the fall of 1861. In the spring of 1862, he crossed the Mississippi river and joined the army under Beauregard at Corinth, and continued in service east of the Mississippi throughout the war.
Three times Col. Gates was taken a prisoner. Following the battle of Franklin, where he lost his arm, he was captured, but made his escape to Mobile, where he took command of a brigade and took part in the battle of Mobile.
He was again captured at Big Black, Miss., but escaped a few days later, and he was captured at Blakeley, opposite Mobile, during the last battle of the war, was incarcerated at Ship Island three weeks, and then sent to Jackson, just as Gen. Taylor surrendered.
He was in practically all of the engagements of the Missouri troops, and about half the time was in command of his brigade. He returned July 5, 1865, after four years of hard service.
Gates was a hemp farmer in Buchanan County before and after the war. He became Buchanan Co., MO sheriff in 1872, Missouri State Treasurer 1877-81.
Sources:
1900 US Federal Census of Buchanan Co., MO, page 2A
Confederate Military History by Clement A. Evans & John C. Moore, Vol. 12, pages 296-298
http://www.missouridivision-scv.org/camp570.htm
Col. Elijah P. Gates,
Born December 1827 in Kentucky
Died March 4, 1915 in St. Joseph, MO
Commander of the 1st Missouri Calvary CSA
He was one of the leaders of the Confederacy during the war.
Col. Gates was a native of Kentucky, having been born in Gerrard county in 1827. He was the son of John Gates, owner of a large plantations in Kentucky.
Gates enlisted in St. Joseph in 1861, and was soon elected captain of Company A. of the Missouri State Guard, Morgan's Division.
Three months later he was made a lieutenant colonel, and three months afterward was promoted to the rank of Colonel. A regiment was formed in Springfield, Mo., by Col. Gates and he served under Gen. Sterling Price until the fall of 1861. In the spring of 1862, he crossed the Mississippi river and joined the army under Beauregard at Corinth, and continued in service east of the Mississippi throughout the war.
Three times Col. Gates was taken a prisoner. Following the battle of Franklin, where he lost his arm, he was captured, but made his escape to Mobile, where he took command of a brigade and took part in the battle of Mobile.
He was again captured at Big Black, Miss., but escaped a few days later, and he was captured at Blakeley, opposite Mobile, during the last battle of the war, was incarcerated at Ship Island three weeks, and then sent to Jackson, just as Gen. Taylor surrendered.
He was in practically all of the engagements of the Missouri troops, and about half the time was in command of his brigade. He returned July 5, 1865, after four years of hard service.
Gates was a hemp farmer in Buchanan County before and after the war. He became Buchanan Co., MO sheriff in 1872, Missouri State Treasurer 1877-81.
Sources:
1900 US Federal Census of Buchanan Co., MO, page 2A
Confederate Military History by Clement A. Evans & John C. Moore, Vol. 12, pages 296-298
http://www.missouridivision-scv.org/camp570.htm
Born December 1827 in Kentucky
Died March 4, 1915 in St. Joseph, MO
Commander of the 1st Missouri Calvary CSA
He was one of the leaders of the Confederacy during the war.
Col. Gates was a native of Kentucky, having been born in Gerrard county in 1827. He was the son of John Gates, owner of a large plantations in Kentucky.
Gates enlisted in St. Joseph in 1861, and was soon elected captain of Company A. of the Missouri State Guard, Morgan's Division.
Three months later he was made a lieutenant colonel, and three months afterward was promoted to the rank of Colonel. A regiment was formed in Springfield, Mo., by Col. Gates and he served under Gen. Sterling Price until the fall of 1861. In the spring of 1862, he crossed the Mississippi river and joined the army under Beauregard at Corinth, and continued in service east of the Mississippi throughout the war.
Three times Col. Gates was taken a prisoner. Following the battle of Franklin, where he lost his arm, he was captured, but made his escape to Mobile, where he took command of a brigade and took part in the battle of Mobile.
He was again captured at Big Black, Miss., but escaped a few days later, and he was captured at Blakeley, opposite Mobile, during the last battle of the war, was incarcerated at Ship Island three weeks, and then sent to Jackson, just as Gen. Taylor surrendered.
He was in practically all of the engagements of the Missouri troops, and about half the time was in command of his brigade. He returned July 5, 1865, after four years of hard service.
Gates was a hemp farmer in Buchanan County before and after the war. He became Buchanan Co., MO sheriff in 1872, Missouri State Treasurer 1877-81.
Sources:
1900 US Federal Census of Buchanan Co., MO, page 2A
Confederate Military History by Clement A. Evans & John C. Moore, Vol. 12, pages 296-298
http://www.missouridivision-scv.org/camp570.htm
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