Does anyone know where he confederate dead from Seven Pines Va. were buried. My ancestor was in the 4th NC troops Company "B". I cannot locate his grave and would love some tips. His name was Montford Stokes McKenzie, from Rowan County, NC. Burt McKenzie

Burt, I've helped many people look for gravesites of soldiers from the Battle of 7 pines and, in the process, I've collected a goodly number of places to search. But, as you probably already know, it's sometimes worse than searching for a needle in a haystack. So many men were buried in mass graves, on or near the battlefield where they died. Many of these sites have been overtaken through development or simply nature reclaiming. The better news is that more lists of men whose burial places are known are available on-line all the time. And, with detective work, sometimes it's possible to narrow the possibilities. I'm including below some sites you might want to search through. Additionally, you could try looking for a history of the regiment. Many regimental histories have been published in book form and many are on-line. Sometimes (but not frequently) hospitals and cemeteries are mentioned in connection with specific battles. And, along that line, the first website is the Cornell site of Official Records of the Armies, a search for a certain battle, etc., will sometimes give a result of hospital/cemetery names. Hopefully, before it comes to that, you'll find your ancestor's name listed in one of the cemeteries below! I hope good luck is with you. Nancy P.S. You might try searching the archives of the Seven-Pines e-mail list, we've had several discussions of burial sites. Cornell University: Compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate Armies http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/moa/moa-cgi?notisid=ANU4519-0118 Cemeteries in Virginia where Confederate soldiers are buried: http://confederatecemetery.0catch.com/Virginia.htm Confederate Burial Search Index site: Confederate Cemetery Lists: http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Grounds/7235/ This is a list of Virginia hospitals, where Confederate wounded were taken: http://www.members.aol.com/jweaver300/grayson/hospital.htm Some men who died at 7 Pines are buried at the Hollywood Cemetery. This photo was taken in 1865. The board "markers" couldn't have lasted very long, illustrating another reason so many grave sites have been lost, on both sides of the war. Graves of Confederate soldiers, Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginal: http://7-12educators.about.com/blcwphcas12.htm?terms=Civil+War+Graves Seven Pines National Cemetery (Union soldiers) http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/projects/dbases/Seven.htm Stop by and visit USCW Battle of Seven Pines page: http://www.thepastwhispers.com/Battle_of_Seven_Pines.html ~ and ~ Battle of Seven Pines Medal of Honor Recipients: http://www.thepastwhispers.com/medal_of_honor_7pines.html Nancy, researching: 46th VA Inf; 12th MS Inf; 42nd GA Inf; Camp Chase Federal Prison www.geocities.com/twincousin2334 & www.thepastwhispers.com From: Guzzibud@aol.com To: CIVIL-WAR-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 11:24 AM Subject: Re: [CIVIL-WAR] 44th Ind Vol Inf/129th IVI Does anyone know where he confederate dead from Seven Pines Va. were buried. My ancestor was in the 4th NC troops Company "B". I cannot locate his grave and would love some tips. His name was Montford Stokes McKenzie, from Rowan County, NC. Burt McKenzie