Source: Weekly report of the mortality among the soldiers in the military hospitals and camps of St. Louis, Missouri, October 13, 1861, to May 22, 1865 (published in the Missouri Republican). Location: Archives Reference Desk
Last Name:	Bates
First Name:	Richard
Death Date:	1861 December 6
Regiment:	Co. E, 15th Illinois
Date of Newspaper:	1861 December 9