Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918
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Sneden, Robert Knox (American draftsman, writer, and soldier, 1832-1918)
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Private Robert Knox Sneden
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Sneden was born in Nova Scotia and later moved to New York City, where, in the summer of 1861, he enlisted in the 40th New York Infantry Regiment, serving with the Army of the Potomac in Virginia during the Peninsula Campaign and the Seven Days' Battles, and in Washington, D.C., as a topographical engineer on the staff of Maj. Gen. Samuel P. Heintzelman. Captured by Mosby's Rangers in November 1863, he spent the next thirteen months as a prisoner of war in various Confederate prisons including Andersonville. Exchanged in December 1864, he was discharged and returned to New York City, where he compiled a diary/memoir and a scrapbook documenting his experiences. He died at the Soldiers Home in Bath, N.Y., in 1918.
Sneden was born in Nova Scotia and later moved to New York City, where, in the summer of 1861, he enlisted in the 40th New York Infantry Regiment. He served in Virginia during the Peninsula Campaign and the Seven Days' Battles and in Washington, D.C., as a topographical engineer on the staff of Maj. Gen. Samuel P. Heintzelman. Captured in November 1863, he spent the next thirteen months as a prisoner of war in various Confederate prisons. After his discharge he returned to New York City where he compiled this diary/memoir and a scrapbook of images documenting his experiences. He died at the Soldiers Home in Bath, N.Y., in 1918.
Samuel Peter Heintzelman, whom Sneden served under, was headquartered at Fort Lyon, southwest of Alexandria. Heintzelman was in charge of the defense of Washington from 27 October 1862-13 October 1863.
Porter's Coprs was the 5th Corps of the U.S. Army of the Potomac.
The Mozart Regiment is another name for the 40th New York Regiment, U.S.A.
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Bristoe Campaign (Va.), 1863
Bull Run, 2nd Battle of, Va., 1862
Bull Run Campaign, 2nd, 1862
Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863
Chantilly, Battle of, Va., 1862
Dranesville (Fairfax County, Va.), Battle of, 1861
Fortification
Gaines' Mill, Battle of, Va., 1862
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Mill Springs, Battle of, Ky., 1862
Peninsular Campaign, 1862
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Salem Church, Battle of, Va., 1863
Savage's Station (Va.), Battle of, 1862
Seven Days' Battles, Va., 1862
Sherman's March to the Sea
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White Oak Swamp, Battle of, Va., 1862
Williamsburg, Battle of, Williamsburg, Va., 1862
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