Westmoreland County PA Archives Obituaries.....Bates, Andrew 1910
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Latrobe Bulletin Tue Jul 12 1910 Page 1
Word was received here this morning of the death of Andrew Bates, aged 85 years,
of Smith county, Kansas, formerly of Derry township. When quite a young man he
volunteered for the Mexican war in the famous "Westmoreland Guards," being in
Capt. John W. Johnston's company. In the storming of the citadel of Chepultepec
he was badly wounded, while his younger brother, Henry, was instantly killed at
his side. After a long illness be recovered and located in Illinois. When the
Civil war broke out he enlisted in an Illinois regiment and served throughout
the war. After peace was declared, Mr. Bates moved to Kansas where he engaged in
farming, until his death. He was a brother of the late William Bates, of Derry
township. 



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