The Raymer enterprise., 1921-11-17
THE STORY OF 4
CIVIL WAR VETERAN

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| From the Cawker City Ledger OF
October 2Sth we take the following
which will be OF interest to many
Raynier people:
with tho approach Of Armistice
Day. when all our thoughts are nat
arally turned toward the deeds Of
valor one by the boys In the World
War. 1t IL not inappropriate that we
pay little tribute to the old boys
Of 1876 whose numbers are now
10 few. Among the most active OF
them are heroes. men whose valor
perhaps Is unknown to the present
generation. It is customary to think
OF the dead as being the only ones
entitle to the term hero, hut walking
among US today are young men
who were along the bravest Of the
brave. and some old men whose deeds
rival any that have been performed
In recent years. Such man In ].
F. Snow, man who is known in per-
son to large number ef opr readers,
many Of whom always refer to him
as 'Pappy' Snow, with little thought
Of his brilliant record in the War Of
the Rebellion. 1t has been our good
fortune lately TO peruse some oficial
documents giving his record, and we
are pleased to print a synopsis Of It
for the edifcation Of the Ledger
family.
"Jesses +. Snow was among the
very first to enlist in the Union Army
enlisting for three months service In
Co. K, OF the 7th Indiana and while
In that service participated In the
frst battle Of the war, at Phillip.
w. Va. June 3, 1851, and also at
Laurel Hill and Garrick's Ford on
Cheat River
ION the expiration OF his term Of
service, he Immediately re-enlisted In
Co. D.. 10th Ind. VOL, and served
with that outfit until the end Of the
war. The documents we have exam
ined says that he was one Of the best
soldiers that ever shouldersd . gun.
no daty being too dangerous for him
to volunteer for. and he was always
In the front line when charge was
made. At the battle Of Resaca. Ga,
ON May 18th. 1854. he led the charge
on the heights OF the fort, and was
| the first man TO enter the fort. An
eyewitness tells this story Of Shows
bravery on that occasion:
~ say a rebel ramming load In
to one Of the cannons and Just a. he
withdrew his swabsttck Comrade
Snow Jumped down into the embrss-
ure or opening cut In the fort thru
which TO fire the cannons. and hit
the rebel on the head with his gun.
knocking him down and jumping
over his body bay0neted rebel bat
teryman that was just in the act Of
firing a cannon. Snow raised his
cap and called, Come on. boys. here
they are Just as we got to Snow
he pulled his bayonet out OF rebel
and rushel to the rear OF the fort In
pursuit Of the enemy. There Ia no
doubt In my mind but that the
prompt anl fearless and heroic act
Of Camrade Snow saved the lives of
many OF our men. for II that cannon
had been fired many Of our men
woull have been killed. a. there were
fve regiments In the charge and all
Of them were In front Of the fort
Incidentally we note that the on
ly cannon captured In the Atlanta
campaign were the four guns cap
turel at Resaca, one OF which WAS
taken by Snow as above stated. He
served until peace was declared, be-
ing with his regiment In every bat
| tie II fought. and seems to have been
selected many times as q sharp
shooter, but that's another story.
The thought we had In mind when
we started to tell this story IL that
we do not always know all about the
men with whom we come In daily
contact. How many people ever
think Of 'Pappy Snow as a hero?"
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