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Joshua H. Bates

Joshua Hall Bates
Born (1817-03-05)March 5, 1817
Boston, Massachusetts
Died July 26, 1908(1908-07-26) (aged 91)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Place of burial Spring Grove Cemetery
Allegiance United States United States of America
Union
Service/branch  United States Army
Ohio Ohio state militia (Union)
Years of service 1837 – 1842; 1861
Rank Union Army brigadier general rank insignia.svg Brigadier General (Ohio State Militia)
Battles/wars American Civil War
• No combat duty

Joshua Hall Bates (March 5, 1817 – July 26, 1908) was a lawyer, politician, and Ohio militia general in service to the Union during the early part of the American Civil War. He was a leading recruiter and organizer of many of the first regiments of Ohio troops who volunteered after President Abraham Lincoln's call to arms in the spring of 1861.

Bates was born on March 5, 1817 in Boston, Massachusetts. His father was physician George Bates who was a friend of Andrew Jackson, and mother was Eliza Hall. He graduated from the United States Military Academy on July 1, 1837, and was breveted as a second lieutenant in the artillery. He subsequently served five years in the Regular army, including spending time in Florida in 1837-38 during the Seminole Wars. He was assigned to Cleveland, Ohio, during the Canada border disturbances from 1839 to 1841. After resigning his commission on July 20, 1842, he moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he studied law and was admitted to the bar.

On May 8, 1844 he married Elizabeth Dwight Hoadley of the New England Dwight family. Her father was Ohio politician George Hoadley (1781–1857) and brother was George Hoadly who later became Governor of Ohio. Their children were:


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