Civil War Veterans Buried In Washington State - Samuel Bateman

17^th ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER CAVALRY
Organized: 9/1863 – 1/1864 St. Charles Cane County, IL
Mustered In: 1/28/1864 St. Charles Kane County, IL
Mustered Out:  12/15/1665 Leavenworth, KS

REGIMENTAL HISTORY: 

The 17^th was a three year cavalry regiment. During the American Civil War (ACW) it served in the western theater’s Department of Missouri.

On 5/3/1864 the unit was ordered to St. Louis, MO. There, divided into three battalions, the individual sections were separate and remote from one another for four (4) months while performing escort and provost (military police) guard duties. Although these seemingly mundane assignments did not result in major engagements, they did entertain violent clashes with the enemy’s regular and irregular forces.

The 17^th’s last important assignment involved escorting the commissioners to meet with Native American leaders at the Great Council of 9/1865.Final muster came before the year’s end.

REGIMENTAL LOSSES:
Officers Killed Or Mortally Wounded:   0; Officers Died Of Disease, Accidents, Etc.:1; Enlisted Men Killed Or Mortally Wounded: 7; Enlisted Men Died Of Disease, Accidents, Etc.86.

SOLDIER:
Residence: Woodbine, IL   Age: 26 yrs.
nlisted/Enrolled: 12/10/1863 Freeport, IL   Rank:  Pvt.
Mustered In: 12/10/1863
Mustered Out: 12/18/1865 Ft. Leavenworth, KS
Highest Rank: Pvt.
Rank At Discharge: Pvt.

PERSONAL/FAMILY HISTORY:

Samuel S. Bateman was born during the month of October (10) during the year of our Lord, 1837. The place of his birth has been noted as County Devonshire, England.* He reportedly came to the U.S. in 1860. By 1900 he was a naturalized citizen. 

The names of Samuel’s parents are not found within available documentation. The same holds true for possible brothers and/or sisters.

When, on 10/12/1863, Private Bateman entered the U.S. Army, he – the physical being – was described as follows: 6’1” in height; brown hair; gray eyes and a fair complexion. His occupation was noted as “raftsman.”

When the 1880 census was taken, the Batemans were listed in Riverton Franklin County, NE. The household included Samuel, 42 (he noted his occupation as house painter); wife Harriet E. Bateman; son Frank, 10 (b. Dakota Terr. (DT): son Charles, 7, (b. DT) and daughter Myrtle, 3, (b. NE). 

1885. The Nebraska State Census for Webster County listed. S.S. Bateman, 40; - occupation “carpenter” – Harriet, 40, (b. Iowa), and children Charlie, 12 and Myrtle, 8.

By 1890 the Batemans were in Bellingham Whatcom County, WA. The Whatcom County Directory for that same year noted Samuel as a contractor and builder, City Park.

During 1892, Samuel applied for a U.S. Government Disability Pension based on his days of Civil War soldiering. The request was granted.

1900. Dawn of the twentieth century: The census of New Whatcom (Bellingham) in Whatcom County, WA listed Samuel – a widower – residing in the home of married daughter, Myrtle and her husband.

Samuel died 1/27/1901. He was/is buried in the Bayview Cemetery located in Bellingham Whatcom County, WA.

Newspaper Notice:
S. S. Bateman, a well-known veteran of the late rebellion died early on Sunday morning in the home of his son – in – law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Williams, on Prospect Street. The funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock under the auspices of L. P. Plummer post G.A.R. of which the deceased was a charter member.

Mr. Bateman was 64 years old and was a native of County Devonshire, England. During the American civil war Mr. Bateman served in the 17^th Illinois Cavalry.

He came to this city from Nebraska in 1888.

Samuel suffered from chronic bronchitis which confined him to bed during the last year and a half of his life. He leaves no immediate relatives other than his only child, Mrs. Fred Williams. 
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*Another source notes the State of Pennsylvania.
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 NOTE: Much of the preceding courtesy Whatcom Genealogical Society. See our Links page for obtain the down load Civil War Veterans in Whatcom County (including June 2014 update).

Posted: 5/23/2024
Updated: 

Buried at BayView Cemetery Whatcom Co.