Culver Channing Sniffen, Brigadier General, United States Army

Culver Channing Sniffen
Brigadier General, United States Army

Culver Channing Sniffen of New York
Appointed from New ork, Major, Paymaster, 3 March 1877
Lieutenant Colonel, Department of the Paymaster General, 31 March 1899
Colonel, Assistant Paymaster General, 3 May 1901
Washington, 1906 December 13. On vellum. In part: "That reposing special trust and confidence in the patriotism, valor, fidelity and abilities of Culver C. Sniffen I have nominated and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate do appoint him, for the period of four years beginning September 11, 1906, Paymaster General, with the rank of Brigadier General, in the service of the United States: to rank as such from the eleventh day of September, nineteen hundred and six. He is therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the duty of Paymaster General by doing and performing all manner of things thereunto belonging." CULVER C. SNIFFEN had served President Grant as his Secretary.
SNIFFEN, CULVER C
BRIG GEN USA REP
DATE OF DEATH: 07/28/1930
BURIED AT: SECTION W SITE LOT 33-D
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY

SNIFFEN, REBECOA D W/O C C
DATE OF DEATH: 12/28/1907
BURIED AT: SECTION OFF
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
WIFE OF CC SNIFFEN, BRIG GEN PAY MR GENL USA

SNIFFEN, ZENOBIA B W/O CULVER C
DATE OF BIRTH: 09/03/1866
DATE OF DEATH: 03/03/1948
BURIED AT: SECTION 1 SITE 33-B
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
WIFE OF CC SNIFFEN, BRIG GEN USA

Posted: 2 October 2005