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  • Part of the 9th New York Heavy Artillery with Will. Captain of Company A, 138th Regiment, NY Volunteers. Enters as a Captain and gets promoted to rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

  • Will is upset in 18641214WSJ_JWS2 because Snyder is trying to get promoted to Colonel, and in doing so, has stepped on the toes of Colonel Taft, Will's friend.

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    Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Janet Watson Seward, December 14, 1864

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  • Part of the 9th New York Heavy Artillery with Will. Captain of Company A, 138th Regiment, NY Volunteers. Enters as a Captain and gets promoted to rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
  • Will is upset in 18641214WSJ_JWS2 because Snyder is trying to get promoted to Colonel, and in doing so, has stepped on the toes of Colonel Taft, Will's friend.
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    https://books.google.com/books?id=YX08qt4xKzQC&pg=PR8&lpg=PR8&dq=james+snyder+auburn+company+A&source=bl&ots=i6BHZw1scU&sig=PAL7vM6u5QtGrQC619DEIOs_tms&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjdxcz9qaDLAhXEdT4KHQJsBF8Q6AEINzAG#v=onepage&q=james%20snyder%20auburn%20company%
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    http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=289B4AD3-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A
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    https://books.google.com/books?id=ehFCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA370&lpg=PA370&dq=James+W+Snyder+Auburn+NY&source=bl&ots=F5EPDXRYmq&sig=tOwMPriEi0YOy4xGLqe1r1TSrZo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi4zOifq6DLAhUFND4KHSjMAmYQ6AEIJTAC#v=onepage&q=James%20W%20Snyder%20Auburn%20NY&f=false
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    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Snyder&GSfn=James&GSby=1830&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=23817465&df=all&
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    https://billiongraves.com/grave/James-William-Snyder/2540622