Samuel Penniman Bates
Encyclopedia
Samuel Penniman Bates was an American
educator, author, and historian. He is noted for his reference works on the American Civil War
, including his multi-volume History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861–1865 which remains the standard reference for the commonwealth's regiment
al histories and unit rosters.
Bates was born in Mendon, Massachusetts
. He graduated at Brown University
in 1851. In 1860 he was made deputy State superintendent of schools and in 1866, he was made historian of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. His numerous lectures and reports did much to further the cause of education.
His educational works include Lectures on Moral and mental Culture (1860), Liberal Education (1865), Method of Teachers' Institutes (1862), and History of Colleges in Pennsylvania.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
educator, author, and historian. He is noted for his reference works on the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, including his multi-volume History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861–1865 which remains the standard reference for the commonwealth's regiment
Regiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
al histories and unit rosters.
Bates was born in Mendon, Massachusetts
Mendon, Massachusetts
Mendon is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,839 at the 2010 census.Mendon is very historic and is now part of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, the oldest industrialized region in the United States.- Early history :The Nipmuc people...
. He graduated at Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
in 1851. In 1860 he was made deputy State superintendent of schools and in 1866, he was made historian of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. His numerous lectures and reports did much to further the cause of education.
His educational works include Lectures on Moral and mental Culture (1860), Liberal Education (1865), Method of Teachers' Institutes (1862), and History of Colleges in Pennsylvania.
Selected publications
- Discourse, life and character of John Barker (1860)
- History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861–1865 (1869)
- Lives of the Governors of Pennsylvania (1873)
- Martial Deeds of Pennsylvania (1875)
- Memoir of Oliver Blachly Knowles: Late colonel of the 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry and brevet-brigadier general (1878)
- Battle of Gettysburg (1878)
- Battle of Chancellorsville (1882)
- A Brief History of the One Hundredth Regiment (Roundheads) (1884)
- History of Erie County; Containing A History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, etc. (1884)
- History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (1885)
- A Biographical History of Greene County, Pennsylvania (1888)