(photo circa 1880)Christian N. Snidow enlisted in the army of the Confederate States of America in the spring of 1862 at age 16.He was a private in Capt. William Dulaney's Company of Giles County Reserves of the 4th VA Battalion in Col. Robert T. Preston's Brigade, which is recorded on page 478 in David E. Johnston's "History of the Middle New River Settlements."He served more than two years, part of the time was spent driving an ambulance and caring for wounded soldiers. |