John C. Bates

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John Coalter Bates
Gen John Bates.jpg
General John C. Bates, official portrait by Cedric Baldwin Egeli
Born (1842-08-26)August 26, 1842
St. Charles County, Missouri
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San Diego, California
Place of burial
Allegiance  United States of America
Service/branch  United States Army
Years of service 1861–1906
Rank Union army lt gen rank insignia.jpg Lieutenant General
Commands held Chief of Staff of the United States Army
Battles/wars American Civil War Indian Wars
Spanish–American War
Philippine–American War
Relations Edward Bates (father)

John Coalter Bates (August 26, 1842 – February 4, 1919) was Chief of Staff of the United States Army from January to April 1906. Along with Arthur MacArthur, Jr., Bates was one of the last American Civil War veterans still on active duty in the United States military at the time of his retirement.

Bates was born in St. Charles County, Missouri to congressman and future Attorney General Edward Bates and Julia Davenport Coalter. He was educated at Washington University in St. Louis. He was commissioned a first lieutenant with the 11th Infantry Regiment and later became an aide to General George G. Meade, reaching the brevet rank of lieutenant colonel for gallant and meritorious service in operations resulting in the fall of Richmond and surrender of Lee's Army in April 1865.

He later served on the Indian Frontier for many years (being promoted to major in 1882 and to lieutenant colonel in 1886), was made a colonel of the 2nd Infantry Regiment in 1892, and in May 1898 was promoted to Brigadier general of an Independent Brigade consisting of the 3rd Infantry Regiment and 20th Infantry Regiment in the Spanish–American War and commanded a division of volunteers in the Philippines in the early stages of the Philippine–American War. He was military governor of Cienfuegos in 1899, went that year to the Philippines, where he conducted the negotiations with the Sultan of Sulu. From 1900–1901, he commanded the 1st Division, Eighth Army Corps, conducted operations against insurgents in southern Luzon, and then commanded that department.

He commanded a provisional division in maneuvers at Fort Riley and commanded the Departments of the Missouri and the Lakes from 1901–1904 and later the Northern Division for a year before serving as the chief of staff of the United States Army from 15 January to 13 April 1906. During this time, he was promoted to Lieutenant general and later retired from active service in April 1906.

He was a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States and the Grand Army of the Republic.

General Bates died in San Diego, California on 4 February 1919.

Dates of rank

Rank Date Component
Union army 1st lt rank insignia.jpg First Lieutenant May 1861 Union Army
Union army cpt rank insignia.jpg Captain May 1863 Union Army
Union army maj rank insignia.jpg Brevet Major August 1864 Union Army
Union army lt col rank insignia.jpg Brevet Lieutenant Colonel April 1865 Union Army
Union army cpt rank insignia.jpg Captain 1866 Regular Army
Union army maj rank insignia.jpg Major May 1882 Regular Army
Union army lt col rank insignia.jpg Lieutenant Colonel October 1886 Regular Army
Union Army colonel rank insignia.png Colonel April 1892 Regular Army
Union army brig gen rank insignia.jpg Brigadier General May 1898 Volunteers
Union army maj gen rank insignia.jpgMajor General 8 July 1898 Volunteers
Union army brig gen rank insignia.jpg Brigadier General 2 February 1901 Regular Army
Union army maj gen rank insignia.jpg Major General 15 July 1902 Regular Army
Union army lt gen rank insignia.jpg Lieutenant General 1 January 1906 Regular Army

References

Military offices
Preceded by Chief of Staff of the United States Army
1906
Succeeded by
J. Franklin Bell