Theodore Burr Gates
Born: December 16, 1825
Birthplace: Oneonta, New York
Father: Silas Gates
Mother: Deborah McDonald 1796 – 1863
Wife: Maria Leuven Overbach 1825 – 1889
(Buried: Wiltwyck Cemetery, Kingston, New York)
Children:
Elizabeth Ver Plank Gates 1852 – 1871
(Buried: Wiltwyck Cemetery, Kingston, New York)
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Ulster County, New York
Civil War Career:
1861: Major of 20th New York Infantry Regiment
1861: Mustered out of Service on August 2nd in Kingston, New York
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 80th New York Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in McDowell's Advance on Falmouth, Virginia
1862: Acting Regimental Commander Second Battle of Bull Run
1862: Regimental Commander at Battle of Chantilly, Virginia
1862: Regimental Commander at Battle of Antietam, Maryland
1862 – 1864: Colonel of 80th New York Infantry Regiment
1862: Regimental Commander at Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1863: Served Provost Guard duty on Aqua Creek
1863: Led 375 Men onto the field of Battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1863: Helped hold the ground on Cemetery Hill at Gettysburg
1863: Helped support the attack against Pickett's Charge on 3rd day
1863: Served as Provost Guard for Army of the Potomac
1863: Discharged from Union Army in September and end of term
1865: Brevetted Brigadier General for his service in the war
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Ulster County, New York
Died: July 5, 1911
Place of Death: Brooklyn, New York
Age at time of Death: 85 years old
Burial Place: Wiltwyck Cemetery, Kingston, New York
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