Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-23
cAPrA1N R1cHARp E. FRAYsER.


foI0wed many months of SD health. lie
Hered from a complication of diseases
md had not been a well man for long
me. lie had an attack OF grip last jan
uary. and never fully recovered from its
effects. He improved, though, and IN
July went 10 Marion. where he had Sc
rere attack OF tyIhOid-malaria. Early
. The fau he came TO the home of MS
nephew, Mr.. w. b. Frayser where DE
spent two weeks. and seemed 90 improve.
The latter part of October he was so
much better that he went,to his private
.uartments 10 live. lie soon grew worse,
and was taken TO the Retreat, where he
steadily grew worse.
SKETCH OF HIS CAREER.
Captain Frayser was born in New Kent
county. October O. 1890. Ills father was
Rey Richard Frayser, wcl-knoWn
Methodist preacher. AT o. very carly age
deceased Was left an orphan, and he Bee
lau business in country store lie came
t0 Richmond after some years and enter
nd the service of the government al the
city p1 coffee. under Colonel Thomas H.
Ui-e.r lu 1856 DE resigned and returned
.1 lls native county and resumed the
mercantile business On his own account
lu tla spring of 1861 he volunteered Jun
Che Sow Kent Cavalry Company ~,
Third Virginia Regiment. commanded by
Colonel Thomas F Goode, and stationed
near Yorktown. Early in the spring OF
3 General Mcclellan landed with his
army o. Fort Monroe. with the view OF
..r-rrine Richmond. This caused many
.uges t0 De made in the military point
view Captain Frayser being familiar
Nl the roads aud important points in
Peninsula. was detached from his
. company for special duty az General
L E b. Stuart's headquarters. and was
th him 40 the battle OF Williamsburg,
end OBJ his raid around McClellans army,
Ine battle of seven Pines, and the seven
days. battles around Richmond. After
Mcclellan had been defeated and driven
f0 DIS gunboats ON James river, Captain
Iuyser continued 90 follow The plume If
r.e Gallant Stuart, and ON the morning
after tho second battle of Manassas Doe
u.s recommended by General Stuart 90
fle Secretary of War TO be his signal OIL
b.. with the rank of captain, succeed
ne Captain James Hardeman Stuart who
bad been killed I'm this battle Captain
Iravscr received his commission and was
attached 20 General Stuarts staff until
tl8 latter was killed at Yellow Tavern.
BRAVE AND TRUE SOLDIER.
Captain Frayser was gallant soldier.
$50 discharged his duty faithfully, and
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't-A-pen' f1 prevent the 'onIedeidles
from Cffeciu.ry defending tls city.
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which he filled for many years he was
aNarward business manager of the Wing
and l.far affed "a similar uoeiffon ON The
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.iiins Journal WncA Ae conducted sue
l.ssiuIy for "a number Oi years. De
ceased was fond of politics. and took an
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pcs az ""0 .'~ '''-' ''D.''' "a
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l.e House OF Delegates, and suisse
Q-Ily opposed AIR. John ". Hughes for
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