▁Battle ▁to ▁continue ▁in ▁office ▁at ▁this ▁time , ▁but ▁they ▁chose ▁him ▁to ▁fill ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁court ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 . ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁when ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law . ▁ ▁Battle ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁a ▁bank ▁and ▁as ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁UN C ▁Law ▁School ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁( while ▁his ▁son ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁university ). ▁ ▁Battle ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁Historic ▁Oak wood ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Re ports , ▁NC ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁( 1 9 1 9 ) ▁Historic ▁Oak wood ▁C emetery ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 0 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 7 9 ▁death s ▁Category : B attle ▁family ▁Category : B ur ial s ▁at ▁Historic ▁Oak wood ▁C emetery ▁Category : N orth ▁Carolina ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁just ices ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁at ▁Chap el ▁Hill ▁fac ulty ▁Category : N orth ▁Carolina ▁Wh igs ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁American ▁polit icians ▁Category : U . S . ▁state ▁supre me ▁court ▁jud ges ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law ▁by ▁reading ▁law <0x0A> </s> ▁American ▁Fre edom ▁and ▁Catholic ▁Power ▁is ▁an ▁anti - C atholic ▁book ▁by ▁American ▁writer ▁Paul ▁Bl ans hard , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9