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The Old Confederate: William Brimage Bate
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General William B. Bate of Tennessee around the time of his death in 1905.
By Ray Hill
Just a few years following America's bloody Civil War, as states were readmitted to the Union, old Confederates began to arrive in Congress. The United States Senate particularly came to be dominated by Southerners, who occupied most of the powerful committee chairmanships. It has been frequently said the Senate was the South's revenge for the Civil War.
Tennessee's William Brimage Bate was one of those old Confederates, held in high esteem back home, who landed in the United States Senate. Bate had been a soldier, rising to the rank of Major General in the Confederate Army. Bate was also an attorney, newspaperman, governor of Tennessee and finally, United States senator.
For the rest: http://www.knoxfocus.com/2013/09/the-old-confederate-william-brimage-bate/
Expired Image Removed
From the author's personal collection.
General William B. Bate of Tennessee around the time of his death in 1905.
By Ray Hill
Just a few years following America's bloody Civil War, as states were readmitted to the Union, old Confederates began to arrive in Congress. The United States Senate particularly came to be dominated by Southerners, who occupied most of the powerful committee chairmanships. It has been frequently said the Senate was the South's revenge for the Civil War.
Tennessee's William Brimage Bate was one of those old Confederates, held in high esteem back home, who landed in the United States Senate. Bate had been a soldier, rising to the rank of Major General in the Confederate Army. Bate was also an attorney, newspaperman, governor of Tennessee and finally, United States senator.
For the rest: http://www.knoxfocus.com/2013/09/the-old-confederate-william-brimage-bate/
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