the inauguration of President Theodore Roosevelt on March 4, 1905. He was believed to have caught a cold but died of pneumonia a few days later on March 9. His body was returned to Nashville on a specially chartered train, and he was interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery there. Members of the Frank Cheatham Bivouac, which consisted of surviving Confederate veterans, fired the final salute over his grave. Personal life Bate married Julia Peete, the daughter of Samuel Peete, a prominent lawyer and scholar of Huntsville, Alabama. She was born in Huntsville and educated in the schools of Alabama and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her marriage to Hon. William B. Bate took place in 1856. During the two successive terms that her husband was Governor of Tennessee, Mrs. Bate presided with grace and dignity over the State Executive Mansion. In 1889, Bate was elected to the United States Senate, and she accompanied him to Washington. She usually resided there during the sessions of Congress, participating in the social affairs incident to Senatorial life. They had four daughters, two of whom lived to adulthood: Mrs. Thomas F. Mastin, Texas, and Susie, Mrs. O. D. Childs, Los Angeles. Susie Bate had been a much admired young lady in Washington society for several seasons. Mrs Bate was a member of the Methodist church and of several charitable organizations. Bate's paternal grandfather, Colonel Humphrey Bate (1779–1856), was an early settler in Sumner County. Governor Bate's middle name was the surname of his paternal grandmother (Colonel Humphrey Bate's first wife), Elizabeth Brimage. After the death of Elizabeth Brimage, Colonel Humphrey Bate married Anna Weatherred, sister of Governor Bate's mother, Amanda. Several of Governor Bate's relatives, including his brother, Captain Humphrey Bate (1828–1862), were killed or wounded at the Battle of Shiloh. Dr. Humphrey Bate (1875–1936), a cousin of Governor Bate, was a noted harmonica player and string band leader. He was one of the first musicians to perform at the Grand Ole Opry in the 1920s. Further reading Chesney, William N. "The Public Career of William B. Bate." Master's thesis, University of Tennessee, 1951. See also List of American Civil War generals (Confederate) List of governors of Tennessee List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49) References Eicher, John H., and Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, Stanford University Press, 2001, . U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of