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Bates, Clark E.
Last modified:
2012-08-09 05:50 PM
Alternate name:
Clarke E. Bates
Date of Death (not before):
1863-07-18
Date of Death (not after):
1863-07-18
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Judiciary Square General Hospital
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Relationship updated: 2011-12-07 06:47 PM
Dates: Mar 28, 1862 - Jul 06, 1865
Place information: At the beginning of the Civil War, Washington Infirmary was taken over by the military, and it received the first war casualties in May 1861. The facility burned to the ground in November 1861 and was later replaced by the Judiciary Square Hospital. The hospital was designated as the Eye and Ear Hospital from November 5, 1862 to March 9, 1863, when Desmarres Eye and Ear General Hospital opened. Judiciary Square was then designated as a Stump Hospital in April 1864.
Relationship information: Bates was injured in the right thigh by a musket bullet and admitted for treatment. While at Judiciary Square, Bates displayed symptoms of diarrhea and underwent treatment for this condition. He died from the effects of his wound while under care.
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2nd Rhode Island Infantry
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Relationship updated: 2011-12-07 06:52 PM
Organization Dates: Jun 01, 1861 - Jul 13, 1865
Organization information: The 2nd Rhode Island organized at Providence, Rhode Island on June 1, 1861, and was mustered out at Hall's Hill, Virginia on July 13, 1865.
Relationship information: Bates enlisted as Sergeant into A Company, 2nd Rhode Island Infantry. He was promoted to First Sergeant on 13 July 1861 and promoted to Second Lieutenant on 15 March 1863.
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Battle of Salem Heights
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Relationship updated: 2011-12-07 07:03 PM
Event Dates: May 03, 1863 - May 05, 1863
Relationship information: Clark was injured on the first day of battle at Salem Heights, Virginia.