James Aiken Snyder Captain, United States Army

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 Posted: 31 July 2005