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:	Merkleham
First Name:	Alex
Death Date:	1863 September 16
Regiment:	K, 26th Iowa
Date of Newspaper:	1863 September 20