Capt. Arthur Reid Yates, USN

Arthur Reid Yates was born in Schenectady, New York in 1838. He was appointed Acting Midshipman in the US Navy on September 24, 1856. During the war he rose to the rank of Lieutenant Commander, and continued in service after the surrender, eventually attaining the rank of Captain. He died at Portsmouth Navy Yard, N.H., on November 4, 1891, aged 53.

(VI) John Austin, son of Rev. Andrew and Mary (Austin) Yates, was born May 31, 1801, died August 27, 1849. He was a graduate of Union College, class of 1821, and from 1823 until the time of his death was professor of Oriental Literature in that institution. He was a man of fine qualities and a noted orator. He married Henrietta Cobb. Children: 1. Mary A., married John De Lancey Watkins. 2. John B., born 1834, died October 13, 1899; colonel of First Michigan Engineers under General William T. Sherman, superintendent of railroads in Tennessee under President Andrew Johnson, and division engineer of New York state canals. 3. Austin A., of further mention. 4. Arthur R., born October 20. 1838, died November 4, 1891, within a short time of being raised a rear admiral and aide to Admiral Farragut, and by him favorably mentioned in his report ; as a result he received the thanks of congress for delivering messages to the admiral ; he was a captain in the United States navy. ************************* Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs, A Record of Achievements of the People of the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys in New York State, Included Within the Present Counties of Albany, Rensselaer, Washington, Saratoga, Montgomery, Fulton, Schenectady, Columbia and Greene

Civil War Union Navy Officer. Midshipman, 1 March, 1838. Passed Midshipman, 20 May, 1844. Master, 30 August, 1851. Lieutenant, 29 August, 1852. Commander, 16 July, 1862. Retired List, 27 April, 1868. Captain, Active List, 10 June, 1872. Commodore, 14 June, 1874. Rear Admiral, 25 November, 1881. Retired List, 3 February, 1882.