Seeking help or tips please...

[tracycrapsenix]

Hello all. I am currently researching one of my husbands relatives. I have hit a dead end. I'm pretty sure I know the answer before I ask, but it never hurts to seek help.
Henry Edward Nix was born August 25, 1837 to Rev John Wesley Nix and Penelope Dixon Nix in South Carolina. He was a member of the 11th Reg SC Infantry 9th Volunteers, Co E. On his last Company Muster Roll, dated Apr 30 to Aug 31 1864, in remarks it says, " Killed by Sharp shooter 9 June Gaines Mill". I mistakenly added him to the Cold Harbor Cemetery on Find A Grave.
My "Question" is, how can I find out where he is buried? Sadly, I know that he may not even have a marked grave.
Any help is appreciated.

 

[Drew]

Ouch. A Confederate soldier killed in later 1864 may well have been unmarked. I'd look for correspondance/journal entries by comrades that may reveal what happened. Sorry can't be more helpful.

 

[Evan]

That is an ouch... My only suggestion is what Drew mentioned. But also try to find someone on Find A Grave who has a list of buried Civil War Soldiers, who knows, maybe if his grave was marked, some "grave-finder" may have took a picture of the headstone.

 

[Barrycdog]

I would look at his service record and pension very carefully to get a hint. More specifically his pension if you can find.

http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/search.aspx

perhaps if you ahve the death dat may check for an obit in the newspaper.

 

[donna]

Hope you find his grave. I post memorials on Find A Grave often. People there can be very helpful. As the person who maintains this memorial, you can always edit the memorial, and remove cemetery and put unknown.

I have several relatives or ancestors and other persons who don't know cemetery but can still post the memorials.

Good luck with all your research.

 

[Nathanb1]

Hello all. I am currently researching one of my husbands relatives. I have hit a dead end. I'm pretty sure I know the answer before I ask, but it never hurts to seek help.
Henry Edward Nix was born August 25, 1837 to Rev John Wesley Nix and Penelope Dixon Nix in South Carolina. He was a member of the 11th Reg SC Infantry 9th Volunteers, Co E. On his last Company Muster Roll, dated Apr 30 to Aug 31 1864, in remarks it says, " Killed by Sharp shooter 9 June Gaines Mill". I mistakenly added him to the Cold Harbor Cemetery on Find A Grave.
My "Question" is, how can I find out where he is buried? Sadly, I know that he may not even have a marked grave.
Any help is appreciated.

I'm guessing someone more familiar with Gaines Mill might be able to help. Hang in there. Sometimes it takes a while till the right person comes along!

 

[ExNavyPilot]

My understanding is that many Confederate dead from the Peninsula area were reinterred in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond. However, I searched their listing and nothing came up.
http://www.hollywoodcemetery.org/

Here's some info on the cemetery:
"Hollywood Cemetery
Richmond City, Virginia

"Hollywood is a privately owned cemetery and the final resting place of over 18,000 Confederate soldiers from all Southern States. It has the largest number of Confederate generals (23) interred anywhere in the world. In addition to the slain from battles around Richmond such as Seven Pines, Gaines Mill, Malvern Hill, and Cold Harbor, the Confederate dead exhumed from Gettysburg in the 1870s, were reinterred here on what became known as Gettysburg Hill.

"The Hollywood Cemetery Registry of Confederate Dead, printed in 1869, contains about 10,500 names of the 18,000 soldiers that rest here. The remaining names (unless they were unknown at the time of burial) and locations were destroyed in a fire at the cemetery office shortly after the war. Markers to the men whose burial location is unknown, such as General Garnett of "Pickett's Charge" fame, exist in certain locations."
http://www.interment.net/data/us/va/richmondcity/hollywood/index.htm

 

[kbear]

I would look very closely at his service record. Its rare but I have seen records where the cemetery is listed. Also, always use a very open mind with regards to spelling. Nix could easily become Nicks, Micks, Micks, and the list goes on. Basically take the letters in your name, give it a squint, and see what the letters could become and then go from there. As Nathanb1 said, someone more familiar with Gaines Mill might know some good leads. Otherwise, check out historical societies near where that took place and see if they might have some ideas. Good luck and keep us posted! I know what it feels like to "find" a lost soldier's grave and the feeling is pretty amazing!