Col. James William Snyder

People Buried Here

Description

Eleanor Snyder 1845 - 1916

Plot: Section 4, Lot 137, Grave 10

Burial date: 09 Oct 1916

James W. (Jas. W.) Snyder 1830 - 27 Oct 1914

Plot: Section 4, Lot 137, Grave 12

Burial date: 1914

Birth: Wolcott, Wayne, New York, USA

Death: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA

Civil War veteran

Co. A, 9th Heavy Artillery.

Name: James W Snyder

Age at enlistment: 32

Enlistment Date: 8 Aug 1862

Rank at enlistment: Captain

Enlistment Place: Auburn, NY

State Served: New York

Survived the War?: Yes

Service Record: Commissioned an officer in Company A, New York 9th Heavy Artillery Regiment on 08 Aug 1862.

Promoted to Full Major on 18 Jan 1863.

Promoted to Full Lt Colonel on 15 Sep 1864.

Mustered out on 06 Jul 1865 at Washington, DC.

Birth Date: abt 1830

Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General

Col. (Colonel) 9th N. Y. Artillery

Larger Snyder headstone next to Eleanor and James Snyder's individual name headstones.

Larger headstone inscribed with Col. (Colonel) 9 N.Y. H. Art. (9th New York Heavy Artillery).