Brother of Mary Jane (nee Snider) Owen.
David resided in Davidson County and enlisted as Private in Company G (The Chatham Light Infantry), 48th North Carolina on August 14, 1862 at the age of 27, for the war. He was wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland on or about September 17, 1862 and returned to duty on an unspecified date. He was reported present in January-June 1863; January-April 1864; and September-October 1864. He was again wounded at Hatcher's Run, Virginia on February 5, 1865. He returned to duty prior to February 22, 1865 when he deserted to the enemy. He was confined at Washington, DC February 24, 1865 and was released on an unspecified date after taking the Oath of Allegiance. North Carolina pension records indicate that he was wounded in the back of the neck at the Second Battle of Fredericksburg (Chancellorsville), Virginia in 1863 and was injured at Burgess' Mill, Virginia in 1864 when "a limb fell on him that had been shot off by a cannonball". My opinion is that he served honorably for almost three years. Considering all of the wounds that he suffered he physically (and probably mentally) could not continue to fight.
Brother of Mary Jane (nee Snider) Owen.
David resided in Davidson County and enlisted as Private in Company G (The Chatham Light Infantry), 48th North Carolina on August 14, 1862 at the age of 27, for the war. He was wounded at Sharpsburg, Maryland on or about September 17, 1862 and returned to duty on an unspecified date. He was reported present in January-June 1863; January-April 1864; and September-October 1864. He was again wounded at Hatcher's Run, Virginia on February 5, 1865. He returned to duty prior to February 22, 1865 when he deserted to the enemy. He was confined at Washington, DC February 24, 1865 and was released on an unspecified date after taking the Oath of Allegiance. North Carolina pension records indicate that he was wounded in the back of the neck at the Second Battle of Fredericksburg (Chancellorsville), Virginia in 1863 and was injured at Burgess' Mill, Virginia in 1864 when "a limb fell on him that had been shot off by a cannonball". My opinion is that he served honorably for almost three years. Considering all of the wounds that he suffered he physically (and probably mentally) could not continue to fight.
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Family Members
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John Lindsay Snider
1823–1902
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Catherine "Katie" Snider Young
1826–1909
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Elizabeth Ann "Betsy" Snider Deadmon
1826–1892
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William Dobson Snider
1829–1896
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Anna A. Snider Deadmon
1832–1912
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Phoebe Snider Beck
1838–1874
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Sarah Caroline "Tyne" Snider Wood Mize
1841–1917
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Mary Jane Snider Owen
1843–1923
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Louisa Albertine Snider Grubb
1846–1935
