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Can Louisiana soldier be identified?

At the Linwood Cemetery at Columbus, Georgia lays a tombstone that appears to have been the work of the Ladies Memorial Association. If we take the stone at face value it says L. W. Snast Company H 19th Louisiana. The L may have been confused with a S or the W could have been a M or any combination thereof and the surname is surely incorrect. My gut feeling is that he may have been wounded at Chickamauga, Georgia and taken down close to a hospital near Columbus, perhaps near La Grange, Georgia. While it is plausible he may have been at the Atlanta Campaign, Chickamauga seems more likely in my opinion only. Although the 19th Louisiana Infantry lost a lot of soldiers at Chickamauga I don't know how many Company H lost. This may be one of the soldiers that a descendant has been looking for but could not find? I believe the mystery may be solved but it's going to take someone stronger than myself in knowledge of the 19th Louisiana. Any help would be appreciated.

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