He was 40 years old when he enlisted (2, 5 [35 in 1860]). He was born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (2, 5).
In 1860, he was living in ward 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5). He was living with Rachel Snyder (presumably his wife), and with Susannah, Thomas, George, and Henry (presumably his children) (5). He was a varnisher (5).
When he enlisted, he was a varnisher (2).
He was 5 feet 9 inches tall, had a dark complexion, blue eyes, and dark hair (2).
He enlisted and was mustered into service in company E on 20 August 1861, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1, 2). He was enlisted by Captain Lentz, and mustered in by Lieutenant Swann [this may relate to his re-enlistment in 1863, not his original enlistment] (2). He was appointed corporal on 10 September 1861 (3).
He was discharged on 11 June 1862 on surgeon's certificate of disability, at Washington, DC (1, 2, 3, 4 [10 June]).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster)
2 company E, descriptive roll, number 8 (Michael Snyder)
3 company E, list of non-commissioned officers (Michael Snyder)
4 company E, register of men discharged, number 6 (Micheal [sic] Snyder)
5 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 1, 8th precinct, microfilm series M653, film 1151, page 380 = 120 handwritten (Michial [sic] Snyder)
[I did not find an entry for him in Ancestry's index to the pension index by name (searched April 2007)]
| line | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| Dwelling number | 884 | |||||
| Family number | 998 | |||||
| Name | Michial [sic] Snyder | Rachel " | Susannah " | Thomas Jr " | George W " | Henry C. " |
| Age | 35 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Sex | m | f | f | m | m | m |
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| Occupation | Varnisher | |||||
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| Place of birth | " [sc. Penna] | Del. | Penna | N. Jersey | Penna | " |
| Married within year | ||||||
| Attended school within year | X | |||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |