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Theodore B. Gates 80th N.Y. Inf.

Type - photograph or illustration: Photograph
Title - caption or label given by the creator: Theodore B. Gates 80th N.Y. Inf.
Creator - photographer or artist: Unknown
Date Created: 1860-1870
Abstract - summary of image contents: A full-body glass plate negative of Union Lieutenant Colonel Theodore B. Gates in uniform
Subject - ex: soldier(s) in uniform, landscape, city street, interior scene, etc.: Glass plate negative of general in uniform
Format - ex: ambrotype, glass plate negative, copy print, etc.: Glass plate negative
Rights - a statement of any use restrictions or ownership: This item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States because copyright has expired, but we have not determined its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. You are responsible for your own use.
Source - owner or repository of original or digital image: Library of Congress; Library of Congress
Description - notes, provenance, or other information about the image: Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Burr Gates
(1825 - 1911)
Home State: New York
Command Billet: Commanding Regiment
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 80th New York Infantry (20th Militia)
On the Campaign-He commanded the regiment in Maryland as senior officer present; leading them in action at Turner's Gap on South Mountain on 14 September 1862 and at Antietam on the 17th.; Antietam on the Web

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