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By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 10, 2020
William Brimage Bate Marker
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1 ► Tennessee, Sumner County, Castalian Springs — 3B 18 — William Brimage Bate —  |
| Born 1.2 miles north, Oct. 7, 1826. An officer in river steamboats in early life, he was later an officer in the Mexican War. A major general in the Confederate Army of Tennessee. He was Governor of Tennessee from 1883 to 1887 and U.S. Senator from . . . — — Map (db m149921) HM | |||
| 2 ► Tennessee, Sumner County, Castalian Springs — Hawthorne Hill — Birthplace of William B. Bate — |
| William Brimage Bate was born here in 1826, and during the Civil War he rose to the rank of major general. He left home at the age of sixteen to be a clerk on a steamboat. During the Mexican War, he served as a lieutenant, then became a journalist, . . . — — Map (db m82969) HM WM | |||