William Calvin Oates (either November 30 or December 1, 1833–September 9 1910) was an American colonel who led the 15th Alabama regiment in Battle of Gettysburg. He was the Democratic Governor of Alabama from 1894 to 1896.
William C. Oates was born in Pike County, Alabama to William and Sarah (Sellers) Oates, a poor farming family. Oates joined the Confederate Army in 1861. In 1864 he was wounded near Petersburg, Virginia, losing his right arm. Oates married Sarah Toney of Eufaula on March 28, 1882, and they had one son, William Calvin, Jr.
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