Delavan Bates

Colonel

Colonel Delavan Bates served the U.S. Army.

Service Record

U.S. Army

Colonel

Medal of Honor

30 July 1864 · At Cemetery Hill, Va. · Colonel, 30th U.S. Colored Troops.

Gallantry in action where he fell, shot through the face, at the head of his regiment.

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Medal of Honor - Army July 30, 1864 · At Cemetery Hill, Va. · Colonel, 30th U.S. Colored Troops.

Gallantry in action where he fell, shot through the face, at the head of his regiment.

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Delavan Bates

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