Tom Snyder

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In this March 26, 2014 photo, Tom Snyder, a retired Air Force historian, stands next to a case of authentic Civil War items on exhibit at the Mascoutah Heritage Museum in Mascoutah, Ill. Snyder helped set up the exhibit that honors the 464 Mascoutah men who fought in the Civil War, including their families, friends and neighbors they left behind. Snyder also wrote a 203-page book, "Mascoutah, Illinois, in the Civil War." (AP Photo/Belleville News-Democrat, Derik Holtmann)