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Submitted: 1/20/16 • Approved: 1/20/16 • Last Updated: 3/28/18 • R782809-G0-S3
SECOND LIEUTENANT Company H 6 Iowa Infantry
Civil War Union
1840 - 1915
CIVIL WAR MILITARY RECORD
Roster & Record of Iowa Soldiers in the War of Rebellion - Roster 6th Iowa Vol. Infantry: 1888 Research by R. Ross Houston.
Name: Orcinos C. Snyder
Birthdate: abt 1841
Enlistment Date: 12 July 1861
Residence: Kirksville Missouri
Age at enlistment: 20 years old
State served: Iowa
Wounded: Yes
Survived the war: Yes
Enlisted on 7/12/1861 as a Private
On 7/17/1861 he mustered into "H" Co. Iowa 6th Infantry Regiment.
Promoted to Full Sergeant on Jan 1, 1864
Re-enlisted on 1/26/1864
Promoted to Full 1st Sergeant on Jan 1, 1865.
Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on Jun 1, 1865.
Mustered Out Jul 21, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky.
He was listed as:
Wounded 11/25/1863 Missionary Ridge, TN (Wounded slightly in face)
Wounded 6/27/1864 Kenesaw Mountain, GA (Wounded severely in shoulder)
Promotions:
Sergt 1/1/1864
1st Sergt 1/1/1865
2nd Lieut 6/1/1865 (Estimated day)
born in 1840 in Ohio
died in 1916
Sources:
Ancestry.com
Photo contributed by Larry and Susan Olson lolson60@cableone.net
Contributed on 1/20/16 by hawkinsdonna48
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