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David Homer Bates Sr.

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David Homer Bates Sr.

Birth
Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA
Death
14 Jun 1926 (aged 82)
New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Moreland 29
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David Homer Bates was the Cypher Clerk and a Telegrapher at the War Department in Washington throughout the Civil War. He developed a reputation for creating unbreakable codes for messages and for breaking a number of Confederate Codes. He was a member of the United States Military Telegraph Corps and was in daily contact with War Secretary Stanton and with President Lincoln
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David Homer Bates was the Cypher Clerk and a Telegrapher at the War Department in Washington throughout the Civil War. He developed a reputation for creating unbreakable codes for messages and for breaking a number of Confederate Codes. He was a member of the United States Military Telegraph Corps and was in daily contact with War Secretary Stanton and with President Lincoln
Provided by contributor, Women in Technology-19th Century

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  • Created by: T&C Lloyd
  • Added: Oct 28, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60756652/david_homer-bates: accessed ), memorial page for David Homer Bates Sr. (3 Jul 1843–14 Jun 1926), Find a Grave Memorial ID 60756652, citing West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by T&C Lloyd (contributor 47320243).