William C. Oates

William C. Oates
29th Governor of Alabama
In office December 1, 1894 – December 1, 1896
Preceded by	Thomas G. Jones
Succeeded by	Joseph F. Johnston
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1881 – November 5, 1894
Preceded by	William J. Samford
Succeeded by	George Paul Harrison, Jr.
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
In office 1870–1872
Personal details
Born	(1835-11-30)November 30, 1835 Pike County, Alabama
Died	September 9, 1910(1910-09-09) (aged 74) Montgomery, Alabama
Resting place	Oakwood Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America Confederate States of America
Branch/service	Confederate States Army (CSA)  United States Army (USA)
Years of service	1861–65 1898
Rank	Colonel (CSA) Brigadier General (USA)
Commands	15th Alabama Infantry 48th Alabama
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Chickamauga Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Spanish–American War

William Calvin Oates (either November 30 or December 1, 1833 – September 9, 1910) was a Confederate colonel during the American Civil War. He became a brigadier general in 1898, and also fought in the Spanish–American War.

In between he was a Democratic member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1870 to 1872, a member of the United States House of Representatives for Alabama from 1881 to 1894, and Governor of Alabama from 1894 to 1896.

William C. Oates was born in Pike County, Alabama. He studied law and passed the bar examination, opening a practice in Abbeville. Oates died in Montgomery, Alabama, and was buried there in Oakwood Cemetery.

• William C. Oates, The War Between the Union and the Confederacy, The Neale Publishing Company, 1905.
• Glenn W. LaFantasie, Gettysburg Requiem: The Life of William C. Oates, Oxford University Press, 2005.

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