# Elijah Gates
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{{Short description|American politician (1827–1915)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Elijah Gates
| image = MO_Treasurers_-_14_Elijah_Gates_(1877-1881).jpg
| order =
| office = [State Treasurer of Missouri](/source/State_Treasurer_of_Missouri)
| term_start = 1877
| term_end = 1881
| birth_date = {{birth date|1827|12|17}}
| birth_place = [Garrard County, Kentucky](/source/Garrard_County%2C_Kentucky), U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1915|03|04|1827|12|17}}
| death_place = [St. Joseph, Missouri](/source/St._Joseph%2C_Missouri), U.S.
| party =
| spouse = Maria Stamper
| relations =
| children = 12
| alma_mater =
| occupation = [Sheriff](/source/Sheriff), politician, [U.S. Marshal](/source/United_States_Marshals_Service)
| profession = [Army officer](/source/Army_officer), farmer
| signature =
| website =
| footnotes =
| allegiance = {{flag|Confederate States of America}}
| branch = {{army|CSA}}
| service_years = 1861–1865
| rank = 35px Colonel
| commands = [1st Missouri Cavalry Regiment](/source/1st_Missouri_Cavalry_Regiment_(Confederate))
[1st Missouri Brigade](/source/First_Missouri_Brigade)
| battles = {{Tree list}}
* [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War)
** [Battle of Pea Ridge](/source/Battle_of_Pea_Ridge)
** [Siege of Corinth](/source/Siege_of_Corinth)
** [Battle of Iuka](/source/Battle_of_Iuka)
** [Second Battle of Corinth](/source/Second_Battle_of_Corinth)
** [Battle of Champion Hill](/source/Battle_of_Champion_Hill)
** [Battle of Big Black River Bridge](/source/Battle_of_Big_Black_River_Bridge)
** [Siege of Vicksburg](/source/Siege_of_Vicksburg)
** [Atlanta campaign](/source/Atlanta_campaign)
** [Battle of Allatoona](/source/Battle_of_Allatoona)
** [Battle of Franklin](/source/Battle_of_Franklin_(1864))
** [Battle of Fort Blakeley](/source/Battle_of_Fort_Blakeley)
{{Tree list/end}}
| predecessor = [Joseph Wayne Mercer](/source/Joseph_Wayne_Mercer)
| successor = [Phillip Edward Chappell](/source/Phillip_Edward_Chappell)
| resting_place = [Mount Mora Cemetery](/source/Mount_Mora_Cemetery)
}}
'''Elijah P. Gates'''[{{Cite web |title=The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Gates |url=https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gates.html |access-date=2025-12-26 |website=politicalgraveyard.com}}] (December 17, 1827 – March 4, 1915) was an American politician and military officer. He served as [State Treasurer of Missouri](/source/State_Treasurer_of_Missouri) from 1877 to 1881.
==Biography==
Gates was born on December 17, 1827, in [Garrard County, Kentucky](/source/Garrard_County%2C_Kentucky), and moved to [Missouri](/source/Missouri) {{Circa|1846}}.[{{Cite web |title=Missouri Valley Special Collections : Item Viewer |url=http://www.kchistory.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/Local&CISOPTR=5524&CISOBOX=1&REC=14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726214106/http://www.kchistory.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/Local&CISOPTR=5524&CISOBOX=1&REC=14 |archive-date=2011-07-26 |access-date=2025-12-26 |website=www.kchistory.org |language=en}}] He settled on a farm in [Buchanan County](/source/Buchanan_County%2C_Missouri). In 1852, he married Maria Stamper, with who, he had twelve children.[{{Cite web |title=Missouri State Past Treasurers - Elijah Gates |url=https://www.treasurer.mo.gov/content/about-the-office/1elijah-gates |access-date=2025-12-26 |website=www.treasurer.mo.gov |language=en}}]
At the outbreak of the [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War) in 1861, Gates enlisted in the [Confederate Army](/source/Confederate_States_Army), starting as a [captain](/source/Captain_(United_States)) in the [Missouri State Guard](/source/Missouri_State_Guard) under the command of General [Sterling Price](/source/Sterling_Price), and was later promoted to [colonel](/source/Colonel_(United_States)) of the [1st Missouri Cavalry Regiment](/source/1st_Missouri_Cavalry_Regiment_(Confederate)). He commanded his regiment at the [Battle of Pea Ridge](/source/Battle_of_Pea_Ridge), Arkansas in March 1862, during the [Siege of Corinth](/source/Siege_of_Corinth), Mississippi, and at the Battles of [Iuka](/source/Battle_of_Iuka), [Second Corinth](/source/Second_Battle_of_Corinth), [Champion Hill](/source/Battle_of_Champion_Hill), [Big Black River Bridge](/source/Battle_of_Big_Black_River_Bridge) and at the [Siege of Vicksburg](/source/Siege_of_Vicksburg), Mississippi. He also temporarily commanded the [1st Missouri Brigade](/source/First_Missouri_Brigade). In 1864, Gates participated in the [Atlanta campaign](/source/Atlanta_campaign) and the [Battle of Allatoona](/source/Battle_of_Allatoona), Georgia, and lost an arm at the [Battle of Franklin](/source/Battle_of_Franklin_(1864)), Tennessee. During his service, he was wounded five times, captured by [Union forces](/source/Union_Army) three times, and had four horses shot from underneath him. On April 9, 1865, the same day Confederate General [Robert E. Lee](/source/Robert_E._Lee) surrendered to Union General [Ulysses S. Grant](/source/Ulysses_S._Grant), Colonel Gates was engaged in one of the last battles of the Civil War, the [Battle of Fort Blakeley](/source/Battle_of_Fort_Blakeley) in Alabama.