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    1. [PATE] Confederate dead
    2. Gerald Pait
    3. Joel: I no longer have access to anything but from what I have found in the past, if they died at Richmond, it was normally in one of the Confederate hospitals there. One of my ancestors who died at Richmond was buried at Yorktown in the nationally cemetery. It was a fluke I found his grave as I was looking for someone from the Rev. War when I ran across his name. Go figure...genealogy, full of surprises. Jerry

    07/04/2010 04:44:06
    1. Re: [PATE] Confederate dead
    2. Clovis
    3. There is a microfilm at the Virginia Archives that has a partial listing for the Confederate Soldiers that died in Richmond. One of my ancestors died at Birds Island Hospital in Richomnd VA of the measles. At the Archives I asked if there was any records about where they were buried. The man at the desk said yes but no one had ever found an ancesotr on it and said I would be wasting my time. But I insisted on looking at it anyway. And lor and behold I found him and the grave # where he was butied at Oakwood Cemetery in Richmond. When we had the 2008 Pate Convocation my sister and I were able to locate his grave and make pictures. At one time the graves were marked with white crosses. Nove the have about a 6 or 8 inch square with the number on top. It was one of the highlights of our trip. When you go to the Archives in any state let the people working there guide you but insist on seeing things they think might not yield anytime and look at it anyway. They are good and helpful but they can't possibly be aware of all the sources or possile sources. The next day one of my traveling companions realized she also had an ancestor that died in Richimond. She listed politely tell her she would be wasting her time, but she insisted and she found hers also. Two out of thousands is not bad in genealogy. -- Clovis

    07/05/2010 07:36:00