Bates County Courthouse has a statue, erected in 1927, of what informal term for a member of the US Army?
Bates County Courthouse Bates County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Butler, Bates County, Missouri. It was built in 1902, and is a 2 1/2-story, Richardsonian Romanesque style Carthage limestone building over a raised basement. The building measures 84 feet by 104 feet. It features central tower and four corner pavilions, all with ogee roofs. Also on the property is a contributing Doughboy statue, erected in 1927.
Bryan M. Thomas Bryan Morel Thomas (May 8, 1836 – July 16, 1905) was an American soldier, farmer, marshal, and educator. He served as an officer in the United States Army, and later in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was a son-in-law of Jones M. Withers, under whom Thomas would serve in the war. Thomas also participated in and was captured during the 1865 Battle of Fort Blakely, the conflict's final infantry fight.