Samuel Penniman Bates | |
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| Born | January 29, 1827 |
| Died | July 14, 1902 (aged 75) |
| Occupation | Pennsylvania State Historian |
| Spouse | Sarah Josephine Bates (m. 1856–1902; his death) |
| Parent(s) | Laban Bates and Mary (Thayer) Bates |
| Relatives | Arthur Laban Bates (son), U.S. House of Representatives member, 1901–1913 |
Samuel Penniman Bates (January 29, 1827 – July 14, 1902) was an American educator, author, and historian. He is known for his reference works on the American Civil War, including his multi-volume History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861–1865 which remains a frequently-used, preliminary research resource due to its narrative descriptions of unit activities and rosters of the regiments raised in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.[1]
- ^ Mansfield, John Brandt, R. C. Brown, and Samuel P. Bates. History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Including a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Biographies; History of Pennsylvania; Statistical and Misecellaneous Matter, Etc., Etc. Chicago, Illinois: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885, pp. 710-713.