Death Of Edward F Bates, Surgeon U. S. Volunteers

At a meeting of the students of the Medical Department of the University [of Michigan, held March I8tli, 1864, the following resolutions were adopted. Whertat, the sad tidings have just reached us that Surgeon Edward F. Bates died at Washington IX C. on the 6th inst., Resolved, Tht we are suddenly saddened and deeply pained by the death of a classmate and iïiend whose genial aud lively companionship is yet fresh in our recollections ; who loft his seat among our nutnber to attend upon the wants of the soldier-sick ; and whose eminent success, and well-earned distinctfcn have been the objects of our fraternal pride. Resolved, That we desira, respectfully, to tender our earnest sympathy to the relatives of the deceased, and that we beg leave to pay our tribute to the untiring industry, ripe scholarship, and reflned courtesy that inarked his character. Resolved, That copies of these resolutious, with the accompanying memoir, besent to the papers of this city, to the Free Press and Tribune of Detroit, and to the Albion Union Her ald fat publication. Edward F. Bates, while a medical student, Ieft the University of which he was a member in July 1862 ; upon the 2d of the succeeding month he was appointed Acting Medical Cadet ; on August 2Sd, Medical Cadet U. S. A; Feb. 27th, 1863, Asst. urgeon Volunteers ; Sept. 22d Member of the Examining Board of Asst. Surgeons ; and Oct. I3th, Surgeon of Volunteers ; being a permanent member of the Examining Board when taken ill with Enteritis, of which disease he died at the early age of twenty-lhree years. He was anticipating the conferment of the degree of M. D., by the Uflh'ersity of Michigan, at tfee ensuing Commancement. A. R. Prrscott, Elmore Palmïr, Committeo. DeLos Walkée, 3