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Indiana Historical Society - Manuscripts & Archives SAMUEL E. SNEIER LETTER, 1863 Collection # SC 2491 Table of Contents User informatiom Historical sketch Scope and Content note Cataloguing information Processed by Charles Latham 29 September 1995 USER INFORMATION VOLUME OF COLLECTION: 1 item COLLECTION DATE: 1863 PROVENANCE: Brian and Maria Green, Kernersville, NC, 14 September 1995 RESTRICTIONS: None REPRODUCTION RIGHTS: Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained in writing from the Indiana Historical Society ALTERNATE FORMATS: None OTHER FINDING AIDS: None RELATED HOLDINGS: None ACCESSION NUMBER: 95.0753 HISTORICAL SKETCH The 48th Indiana Infantry Regiment was organized at Goshen, Indiana, on 6 December 1861, under Norman Eddy as colonel. It served at Fort Donelson and Paducah, and at the siege of Corinth. In 1863 it served under Grant in the siege of Vicksburg. It then was transferred to Memphis and Chattanooga, and served under Sherman as he attacked Atlanta and marched to the sea. Samuel E. Sneier (spelled Sneir in county histories) enlisted in Company A of the 48th Regiment in December 1861. He was mustered out as a sergeant in July 1865. His residence was listed as Elkhart County. He appears in county histories only under his military service. Source: W. H. H. Terrell, Report of Adjutant General, Vols. II and IV SCOPE AND CONTENT This collection contains one item, an eight-page letter of 21 June 1863 from a "Camp near Vicksburg" from Samuel E. Sneier to "Dear Sir." The letter gives considerable detail about actions near Port Gibson and Champion's Hill, just before the fall of Vicksburg on 3 July. A transcript of the letter, with several notes, is included. CATALOGUING INFORMATION MAIN ENTRY: Sneier, Samuel E. SUBJECT ENTRIES: Sneier, Samuel E. United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 48th (1862-1865) Soldiers--Indiana--Elkhart County Champion's Hill, Battle of, 1863 Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 END.

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