Yates, Robert Arthur

Title: Yates, Robert Arthur
Gender: Male
Biography: He was "wounded severely" through the side at the Battle of Champion Hill (Baker's Creek) during the Vicksburg Campaign in May 1863. He was sent to a hospital at Vicksburg, where he was captured by the U.S. Army on July 4, 1863. He was given parole on July 8, after promising to quit the war. Instead, he rejoined Confederate forces. He was killed in front of Kennesaw Mountain in Georgia on June 18, 1864.
Member: Yates family
Birth date: 22 Oct 1844
Place of birth: Randolph County (Mo.)
Father: Yates, John Marshall
Mother: Terrill, Elizabeth
Death date: 18 Jun 1864
Military service: Co. K, 3rd Regiment, Missouri Infantry
Allegiance: Confederate States of America
Held rank: Sergeant
Place of enlistment: Randolph County (Mo.)
Service began: 2 Jan 1862
Service ended: 18 Jun 1864; Killed at Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia
Bibliographic citation(s): U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865
Source(s): Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Eighth Census of the United States, 1860

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