Description
Perry Bates: 68th U. S. C. T. Infantry, Company B, Private. Additional service: 4th Missouri Colored Infantry, Company B. Died April 5, 1910.
✦ Invalid Pension: #908,139, Certificate 685,688
✦ Widow Pension 05/03/1910: #941,349, Certificate #707,867
(Researcher's note: On 02/15/1864 Perry Bates enlisted as U. S. Colored Troop soldier. He was a 26 year old "yellow male 5 foot 7 inches tall born ~1838 in Lincoln County, Kentucky. He enlisted for 3 years at Laclede, Missouri, as a farmer.
Enlistment recruiter noted "(recruit) presents himself. Rebel master." Franklin Forbes of Platte County claimed Perry Bates was his slave.
As of July 1, 2026, Civil War U. S. C. T. Pension Record case files are not currently available on the Internet and would need to be ordered from the National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/pre-ww-1-records.)Date(s) of Creation
8/13/1890