Joshua Hall Bates | |
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| Born | March 5, 1817 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | July 26, 1908 (aged 91) Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| Allegiance |  United States of AmericaUnion |
| Service/ |  United States Army Ohio state militia (Union) |
| Years of service | 1837–1842; 1861 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General (Ohio State Militia) |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War • No combat duty |
Joshua Hall Bates (March 5, 1817 – July 26, 1908) was a lawyer, politician, and Ohio militia general in service to the Union during the early part of the American Civil War. He was a leading recruiter and organizer of many of the first regiments of Ohio troops who volunteered after President Abraham Lincoln's call to arms in the spring of 1861.