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Patricia,

Now that does make sense. Frayser's Farm (I pass it twice a day going to and from work) is on the south side of State Rt. 60. Savage's Station on the Richmond York River Railroad is directly across on the north side. Savage's Station was a major engagement by the retreating Federals and pursuing Confederates after the Battle of Gaines' Mill. We call State Rt 156 "The Battlefield Route" as it basically takes you from Gaines Mill/Mechanicsville to Malvern Hill. Frayser's Farm was the site of some major Federal field hospitals. From there the action moved across White Oak Swamp to Glendale and on to Malvern Hill. The Crew House sits directly on the crest of Malvern Hill and was actually in the middle of the Federal Line. And there are no graves there that I know of. Unless there are some family plots on this route that contain soldier's remains from these battles, I'd say he ended up in Oakwood Cemetery in Richmond. There is one National Military Cemetery outside of Glendale but it only contains Federal soldiers. There may be some graves at Willis Church on Rt 156 (also called Willis Church Road at that point) but I'm not sure of it. There aren't any organized and marked Confederate cemeteries in the area. There are scattered burials at local church cemeteries but no major cemetery containing Confederate soldiers. Most of the Seven Days casualties ended up at Oakwood with some going to Hollywood. The "Grazier's" and Fraiser's/Frayser's name would be a logical typo. I'll look around the area for family plots and church plots and I'll check to see if he is at Oakwood. There are a LOT of Georgia boys at Oakwood.

Keith

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