Edward Joseph Snead (abt. 1836 - 1879)

Born about 1836 in Horntown, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Husband of Sarah (Riley) Snead — married 1867 in Horntown, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Died Nov 1879 at about age 43 in Mathews County, Virginia, USA

Biography

Edward Joseph Snead is a part of US Black heritage.

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Edward Joseph /SNEAD/^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]}

Name: Joseph /Snead/^[12]

Found multiple versions of NAME. Using Edward Joseph /SNEAD/.

Birth

Birth:

Date: ABT 1836

Place: Horntown, Accomack, Virginia, USA^{[13][14][15][16]}

Death

Death: This document notes that Edward Snead died of softening of the brain, November 1879 in Mathews County, Virginia. His wife in her Proof of Dependency noted that he died May 12, 1880 in Horntown, Virginia.

Date: NOV 1879

Place: Mathews County, Virginia, USA

Note: #N22^[17]

Death: This was noted on the Proof of Dependency document completed by his wife, Sarah and her neighbor, Sarah A. Walloh(sp?).

Date: 12 MAY 1880

Place: Horntown, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Found multiple copies of DEAT DATE. Using NOV 1879Array

Height

Height: 5' 9.5"^[18]

Event

Event: U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865

Type: Memorial

Date: 2007

Place: Washinton, D.C.^[19][20]

Military Service

Military Service: 9th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

Date: 16 NOV 1863

Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Note: #N23^[21][22][23]

Military Service: Honorably discharged

Date: 26 NOV 1866

Place: Drummondtown, Virginia^[24]

Military Service: Discharged per Colored Soldier Department

Date: 14 NOV 1866

Place: Louisiana, USA

Note: #N24^[25][26]

Military Service: Promoted to Corporal

Date: 01 JAN 1864

Residence

Residence:

Place: USA^[27][28]

Sources

1. ↑ Snead-344 was created by Stanley Sneed through the import of Sneed, Maolud & Brown_2015-09-02.ged on Sep 2, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S2 Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1833 Birth place: Maryland Death date: Nov 1880 Death place: Mathews, Virginia LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=usmortality&h=1878451&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
3. ↑ Source: #S83 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Edward J. Snead
4. ↑ Source: #S99 Page: Facebook update - Mikal Akmid Smith - 11/14/2012 LINK http://www.facebook.com/574685542
5. ↑ Source: #S21 Data: Text: Residence date: Residence place: USA LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=civilwar_histdatasys&h=3177903&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
6. ↑ Source: #S18 Page: Company H, 9th Regiment, U.S.C.T. Infantry Data: Text: Brief history of the 9th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry OVERVIEW: Organized at Camp Stanton, Md., November 11-30, 1863. Duty at Benedict, Md., till March, 1864. Moved to Port Royal, S. C., March 3-7. Attached to District of Hilton Head, S. C., Dept. of the South, to April, 1864. District of Beaufort, S. C., Dept. of the South, to August, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 10th Corps, Army of the James, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to December, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 25th Corps, to January, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 25th Corps, to January, 1866. Dept. of Texas to November, 1866. SERVICE: Duty at Hilton Head, S. C., till April, 1864, and at Port Royal Island, S. C., till June. Ashepoo Expedition May 24-27. Expedition to Johns and James Islands June 30-July 10. Engaged July 7 and 9. Duty at Beaufort, S. C., till August. Moved to Bermuda Hundred, Va., August 4-8 Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond August, 1864, to April, 1865. Demonstration on north side of James River August 13-18. Skirmishes at Deep Bottom August 14-15. Russell's Mills August 16. Moved to Bermuda Hundred front August 18, thence to Petersburg August 24, and duty in trenches till September 26. Demonstration on north side of James September 26-30. Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30. Fort Gilmer September 29. Darbytown Road October 13. Battle of Fair OaksOctober 27-28. In trenches before Richmond till April, 1865. Occupation of Richmond April 3. Duty at Richmond, Petersburg and City Point till June. Moved to Brazos Santiago, Texas, June 7-July 1, thence to Brownsville. Duty at Brownsville and on the Rio Grande, Texas, till October, 1866. Ordered to New Orleans, La., October 2. Mustered out November 20, 1866. Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 46 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 266 Enlisted men by disease. Total 315. LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nps_civilwarsoldiers&h=289717&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
7. ↑ Source: #S43 Data: Text: Name: Edward Snead Birth Date: Birth Place: U.S. Colored Troops
8. ↑ Source: #S28 Data: Text: Name: Edward Snead Side: Union Regiment State/Origin: U.S. Colored Troops Regiment Name: 9 U.S. Col'd Infantry. Regiment Name Expanded: 9th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry COMPANY: H Rank In: Private Rank In Expanded: Private Rank Out: Corporal Rank Out Expanded: Corporal Film Number: M589 roll 81 Memorial: Part of the African American Civil War Memorial Plaque Number: A-21 Displayed As: Edward Snead
9. ↑ Source: #S74 Data: Text: Birth date: 27 Feb 1870 Birth place: Portsmonth Death date: 10 Nov 1948 Death place: New Bern, Craven, North Carolina Residence date: Residence place: Portsmouth, Carteret, North Carolina LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ncdeathcerts&h=610607&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
10. ↑ Source: #S71 Data: Text: Birth date: Birth place: Accomac, Virginia, Residence date: Residence place: United States LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=coloredtroopscmsr&h=136349&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
11. ↑ Source: #S32 Page: Ancestry Family Trees
12. ↑ Source: #S120 Data: Text: Record for William Snead LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FS1VirginiaMarriages&h=5187486&indiv=try
13. ↑ Source: #S2 Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1833 Birth place: Maryland Death date: Nov 1880 Death place: Mathews, Virginia LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=usmortality&h=1878451&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
14. ↑ Source: #S28 Data: Text: Name: Edward Snead Birth Date: Birth Place: U.S. Colored Troops
15. ↑ Source: #S43 Data: Text: Name: Edward Snead Birth Date: Birth Place: U.S. Colored Troops
16. ↑ Source: #S71 Data: Text: Birth date: Birth place: Accomac, Virginia, Residence date: Residence place: United States LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=coloredtroopscmsr&h=136349&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
17. ↑ Source: #S2 Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1833 Birth place: Maryland Death date: Nov 1880 Death place: Mathews, Virginia LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=usmortality&h=1878451&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
18. ↑ Source: #S71 Data: Text: Company description... Discharge from the U.S.C.T.
19. ↑ Source: #S18 Page: Company H, 9th Regiment, U.S.C.T. Infantry Data: Text: Brief history of the 9th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry OVERVIEW: Organized at Camp Stanton, Md., November 11-30, 1863. Duty at Benedict, Md., till March, 1864. Moved to Port Royal, S. C., March 3-7. Attached to District of Hilton Head, S. C., Dept. of the South, to April, 1864. District of Beaufort, S. C., Dept. of the South, to August, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 10th Corps, Army of the James, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to December, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 25th Corps, to January, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 25th Corps, to January, 1866. Dept. of Texas to November, 1866. SERVICE: Duty at Hilton Head, S. C., till April, 1864, and at Port Royal Island, S. C., till June. Ashepoo Expedition May 24-27. Expedition to Johns and James Islands June 30-July 10. Engaged July 7 and 9. Duty at Beaufort, S. C., till August. Moved to Bermuda Hundred, Va., August 4-8 Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond August, 1864, to April, 1865. Demonstration on north side of James River August 13-18. Skirmishes at Deep Bottom August 14-15. Russell's Mills August 16. Moved to Bermuda Hundred front August 18, thence to Petersburg August 24, and duty in trenches till September 26. Demonstration on north side of James September 26-30. Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30. Fort Gilmer September 29. Darbytown Road October 13. Battle of Fair OaksOctober 27-28. In trenches before Richmond till April, 1865. Occupation of Richmond April 3. Duty at Richmond, Petersburg and City Point till June. Moved to Brazos Santiago, Texas, June 7-July 1, thence to Brownsville. Duty at Brownsville and on the Rio Grande, Texas, till October, 1866. Ordered to New Orleans, La., October 2. Mustered out November 20, 1866. Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 46 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 266 Enlisted men by disease. Total 315. LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nps_civilwarsoldiers&h=289717&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
20. ↑ Source: #S43 Data: Text: Name: Edward Snead Birth Date: Birth Place: U.S. Colored Troops
21. ↑ Source: #S83 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Edward J. Snead
22. ↑ Source: #S18 Page: Company H, 9th Regiment, U.S.C.T. Infantry Data: Text: Brief history of the 9th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry OVERVIEW: Organized at Camp Stanton, Md., November 11-30, 1863. Duty at Benedict, Md., till March, 1864. Moved to Port Royal, S. C., March 3-7. Attached to District of Hilton Head, S. C., Dept. of the South, to April, 1864. District of Beaufort, S. C., Dept. of the South, to August, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 10th Corps, Army of the James, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to December, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 25th Corps, to January, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 25th Corps, to January, 1866. Dept. of Texas to November, 1866. SERVICE: Duty at Hilton Head, S. C., till April, 1864, and at Port Royal Island, S. C., till June. Ashepoo Expedition May 24-27. Expedition to Johns and James Islands June 30-July 10. Engaged July 7 and 9. Duty at Beaufort, S. C., till August. Moved to Bermuda Hundred, Va., August 4-8 Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond August, 1864, to April, 1865. Demonstration on north side of James River August 13-18. Skirmishes at Deep Bottom August 14-15. Russell's Mills August 16. Moved to Bermuda Hundred front August 18, thence to Petersburg August 24, and duty in trenches till September 26. Demonstration on north side of James September 26-30. Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30. Fort Gilmer September 29. Darbytown Road October 13. Battle of Fair OaksOctober 27-28. In trenches before Richmond till April, 1865. Occupation of Richmond April 3. Duty at Richmond, Petersburg and City Point till June. Moved to Brazos Santiago, Texas, June 7-July 1, thence to Brownsville. Duty at Brownsville and on the Rio Grande, Texas, till October, 1866. Ordered to New Orleans, La., October 2. Mustered out November 20, 1866. Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 46 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 266 Enlisted men by disease. Total 315. LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nps_civilwarsoldiers&h=289717&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
23. ↑ Source: #S57 Data: Text: Muster-roll call November 16, 1863
24. ↑ Source: #S71 Data: Text: Company description... Discharge from the U.S.C.T.
25. ↑ Source: #S18 Page: Company H, 9th Regiment, U.S.C.T. Infantry Data: Text: Brief history of the 9th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry OVERVIEW: Organized at Camp Stanton, Md., November 11-30, 1863. Duty at Benedict, Md., till March, 1864. Moved to Port Royal, S. C., March 3-7. Attached to District of Hilton Head, S. C., Dept. of the South, to April, 1864. District of Beaufort, S. C., Dept. of the South, to August, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 10th Corps, Army of the James, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to December, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 25th Corps, to January, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 25th Corps, to January, 1866. Dept. of Texas to November, 1866. SERVICE: Duty at Hilton Head, S. C., till April, 1864, and at Port Royal Island, S. C., till June. Ashepoo Expedition May 24-27. Expedition to Johns and James Islands June 30-July 10. Engaged July 7 and 9. Duty at Beaufort, S. C., till August. Moved to Bermuda Hundred, Va., August 4-8 Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond August, 1864, to April, 1865. Demonstration on north side of James River August 13-18. Skirmishes at Deep Bottom August 14-15. Russell's Mills August 16. Moved to Bermuda Hundred front August 18, thence to Petersburg August 24, and duty in trenches till September 26. Demonstration on north side of James September 26-30. Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30. Fort Gilmer September 29. Darbytown Road October 13. Battle of Fair OaksOctober 27-28. In trenches before Richmond till April, 1865. Occupation of Richmond April 3. Duty at Richmond, Petersburg and City Point till June. Moved to Brazos Santiago, Texas, June 7-July 1, thence to Brownsville. Duty at Brownsville and on the Rio Grande, Texas, till October, 1866. Ordered to New Orleans, La., October 2. Mustered out November 20, 1866. Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 46 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 266 Enlisted men by disease. Total 315. LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=nps_civilwarsoldiers&h=289717&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
26. ↑ Source: #S71 Data: Text: Company description... Discharge from the U.S.C.T.
27. ↑ Source: #S21 Data: Text: Residence date: Residence place: USA LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=civilwar_histdatasys&h=3177903&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
28. ↑ Source: #S71 Data: Text: Birth date: Birth place: Accomac, Virginia, Residence date: Residence place: United States LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=coloredtroopscmsr&h=136349&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

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Notes

Note N22Cause of death is listed in the Cause of Death record as softing of the brain.

Note N23Edward Snead has Plaque A-21 at the African American Civil War Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Note N24Brief history of the 9th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry

OVERVIEW: Organized at Camp Stanton, Md., November 11-30, 1863. Duty at Benedict, Md., till March, 1864. Moved to Port Royal, S. C., March 3-7. Attached to District of Hilton Head, S. C., Dept. of the South, to April, 1864. District of Beaufort, S. C., Dept. of the South, to August, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 10th Corps, Army of the James, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to December, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 25th Corps, to January, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 25th Corps, to January, 1866. Dept. of Texas to November, 1866.

SERVICE: Duty at Hilton Head, S. C., till April, 1864, and at Port Royal Island, S. C., till June. Ashepoo Expedition May 24-27. Expedition to Johns and James Islands June 30-July 10. Engaged July 7 and 9. Duty at Beaufort, S. C., till August. Moved to Bermuda Hundred, Va., August 4-8 Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond August, 1864, to April, 1865. Demonstration on north side of James River August 13-18. Skirmishes at Deep Bottom August 14-15. Russell's Mills August 16. Moved to Bermuda Hundred front August 18, thence to Petersburg August 24, and duty in trenches till September 26. Demonstration on north side of James September 26-30. Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30. Fort Gilmer September 29. Darbytown Road October 13. Battle of Fair OaksOctober 27-28. In trenches before Richmond till April, 1865. Occupation of Richmond April 3. Duty at Richmond, Petersburg and City Point till June. Moved to Brazos Santiago, Texas, June 7-July 1, thence to Brownsville. Duty at Brownsville and on the Rio Grande, Texas, till October, 1866. Ordered to New Orleans, La., October 2. Mustered out November 20, 1866.

Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 46 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 266 Enlisted men by disease. Total 315.