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1845 - 1869 (23 Jahre)

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Vater	John Snoots, Sr., geb. 31 Okt 1799, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA gest. 8 Aug 1880, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA (Alter 80 Jahre)
Mutter	Dorothy N.N., geb. 31 Jan 1801, Virginia, USA gest. 18 Mrz 1890, Morrisonville, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA (Alter 89 Jahre)
Datensatzidentnummer	MH:F70499
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Familien-Kennung	F70499	Familienblatt \| Familientafel

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Charles enlisted at Lovettsville as a private in Co. A. of the Loudoun Rangers (U.S.A.) on June 20, 1862. He was described as being 5'8", with black hair, dark eyes and a dark complexion, and his occupation was a farmer. He was mustered out at Bolivar, WV on May 30, 1865. During September 1863 he was injured when his horse fell on him and also received a neck wound in Neersville. On August 27, 1862, Charles was briefly taken prisoner during fighting at Waterford and came face to face with his brother William (35th Virginia Battalion Calvary Co. A, C.S.A.). William had to be restrained from shooting his own brother, who pointed out the unfair advantage, and offered to fight him, minus a weapon. This is a well-known story in Loudoun County even today.

It seems that Charles Snoots was shot and killed by one George F. Cooper, on September 11, 1869. The Commonwealth Attorney (prosecutor) drew up an indictment charging Cooper with murdering Snoots willfully and maliciously, by shooting him with a gun valued at ten dollars, and hitting him in the left chest and the heart. But a grand jury "ignored the indictment" -- i.e. refused to approve the indictment -- and Cooper was discharged from custody on June 13, 1870; he had been released on bond in September, with John W. Yakey and James W. Downey as sureties. (thank you to Edward Spannaus for providing this information!)