The Phillip Snyder farm is south of Gettysburg on the west side of Emmitsburg Road at the intersection with West Confederate Avenue. (West Confederate Avenue Part 5 tour map) The farm was the starting point for the attack by Hood’s Division on July 2.
The Phillip Snyder farm from West Confederate Avenue, with Big Round Top in the background.
Philip Snyder was a 62 year old widower who had been born in Germany. He had lost his wife, Maria, in 1843. Two of his children lived with him at the time of the battle. His son Adam had just been mustered into Company B of the 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment on June 23. Adam’s company missed the battle but was sent to Gettysburg on August 1 to assist in the cleanup. Adam survived the war, died in 1921, and is buried in Gettysburg National Cemetery.
The Phillip Snyder farm as seen from a bit farther north on West Confederate Avenue.
Big Round Top is in the background on the right and Little Round Top is visible behind the left of the house
Front of the Snyder farmhouse, which faces Emmitsburg Road
The farmhouse is a two story log structure on a stone foundation. It is sheathed in a board and batten siding. The house was built in the early 1830s, and it was restored to its 1890s appearance in 1991-92. The house is owned by the National Park Service but its interior is open only on special occasions.
Interior of the main room of the Snyder House
Interior of the side room, showing detail of the wall
Location of the Snyder farm at Gettysburg
The farm is south of Gettysburg at the southern end of West Confederate Avenue. It is on the east side of the avenue just before the intersection with Emmitsburg Road. West Confederate Avenue is one way southbound at this point.