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]