Montgomery in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

William C. Oates

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 8, 2014

1. William C. Oates Marker

Inscription.
Born November 30, 1833,
Died September 9, 1910.
Born in poverty,
Reared in adversity,
Without educational advantages,
Yet by honest individual
effort he obtained
a competency and the
confidence of his fellow man,
while fairly liberal to
relatives and to the worthy poor.
A devoted Confederate soldier,
he gave his right arm for the cause.
He accepted the result of
the war without a murmur;
and in 1898-9, he was
a Brigadier General of
United States volunteers
in the War with Spain.
OATES

Erected 1910.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 9, 1910.

Location. 32° 23.079′ N, 86° 17.659′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from the intersection of Stella Street and Clarmont Avenue. Marker is inside East Oakwood Cemetery just to the west of Clarmont Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1244 Upper Wetumpka Road, Montgomery AL 36107, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties

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River Region.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Governor William Calvin Oates / Colonel W. C. Oates, CSA at Gettysburg (here, next to this marker); Civil War Medicine / Montgomery's Confederate Hospitals (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Burial Site of Royal Air Force Trainee Pilots (approx. 0.2 miles away); Royal Air Force Burial Ground (approx. 0.2 miles away); Militaires Francais Decedes Aux Etats-Unis Au Cours de la Guerre 1939-1945 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Oakwood Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Alabama War Veterans Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montgomery.

Another marker

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 8, 2014

2. William C. Oates Marker

is no longer nearby. Brigadier General Birkett Davenport Fry, CSA / Colonel B.D. Fry at Battle of Gettysburg (was about 800 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on William C. Oates. (Submitted on June 21, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Nearby historical marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 8, 2014

3. Nearby historical marker.

Colonel William Calvin Oates image. Click for full size.

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4. Colonel William Calvin Oates

Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 899 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 21, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.