James Aiken Snyder of the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.)
Appointed from Virginia, Second Lieutenant, 3rd U. S. Infantry, 5 August 1861
First Lieutenant, 3 October 1863
Regimental Adjutant, 1 January to 6 August 1866
Captain, 31 December 1867
Retired 13 November 1889
Breveted First Lieutentnat, 3 May 1863 for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
Breveted Captain, 2 July 1863for gallant and meritorious service in the battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Died 28 June 1900
SNYDER, JAMES A
CAPT US ARMY
CIVIL WAR
- DATE OF DEATH: 06/28/1900
- BURIED AT: SECTION 1 SITE 114-A-RH
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
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