Congressional Medal of Honor Society

Stories of Sacrifice

U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army

Delavan Bates

Details

Rank: Colonel (Highest Rank: Brevet Brigadier General)
Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
Unit/Command:
30th U.S. Colored Troops
Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
Medal of Honor Action Date: July 30, 1864
Medal of Honor Action Place: Cemetery Hill, Petersburg, Virginia, USA

Citation

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

Medal of Honor Recipient Delavan Bates

Additional Details

Accredited to: Mohawk, Herkimer County, New York
Awarded Posthumously: No
Presentation Date & Details: June 22, 1891
Born: March 17, 1840, Richmondville, Schoharie County, NY, United States
Died: December 19, 1918, Aurora, NE, United States
Buried: Aurora Cemetery (MH) (8-124), Aurora, NE, United States