1860:
William A. Bates lived in Hope, Hamilton Cnty, New York.1243

1864:
William A. Bates enlisted as a private in the Civil War and was described as 33 years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall, with a dark complexion, grey eyes and brown hair.1243

1865:
Bates was wounded with a gunshot wound to the face on 2 Apr 1865 at Sutherland Station, Virginia and was discharged from service on 19 June 1865.1243

1868:
Around 1868, William A. Bates married his first wife, Eliza.1245 They would have at least 3 children.1245
Bates filed for an invalid pension on 2 Apr 1868.1243

1880:
William A. Bates still lived in Hope, Hamilton Cnty, New York.1243 His first wife, Eliza, died in 1880.1262

1890:
William A. Bates still lived in Hope, Hamilton Cnty, New York.1243

1892:
William A. Bates still lived in Hope, Hamilton Cnty, New York.1245

Circa 1899:
William A. Bates married his second wife, Fredericka Rankie.1245

1900:
William A. Bates lived in Mayfield, Fulton Cnty, New York.1245

1910:
William A. Bates still lived in Mayfield, Fulton Cnty, New York.1245

William A. Bates was a soldier in the Civil War. He enlisted at Albany, New York at the age of 33 on 2 Sep 1864. He was a private in Battery D of the 4th NY Heavy Artillery. He was wounded on 2 Apr 1865 at Sutherland Station, Virginia. He sustained a gunshot wound to the face and was mustered out from the U. S. General Hospital, Emery, Washington, D.C. on 19 June 1865.1243

He applied for an invalid pension on 2 Apr 1868, application #13260, certificate 91687(91689?).
His widow (Fredicka Bates) filed for a widow’s pension on 10 Feb 1912 from New York, application #980255, certificate #7800851243