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362 HENRY COUNTY HISTORY Nicholas County, West Virginia. Here he remained until 1853, when he removed to New York City, where he was connected with a large locomo- tive works in his professional capacity as a civil engineer. He remained there until 1855, when he went to Scranton, Pennsylvania, with the Union Iron and Coal Company as civil engineer. In 1858 he went to Tennessee and bought a large tract of land, upon which he remained until 1863. He then returned to his profession, entering the employ of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company with headquarters at Louisville, and during his connection with that railroad he drew the plans and superintended the construction of the Louisville & Nashville bridge across the Ohio River at Louisville. About this time his health failed and he retired and lived at New Albany, Indiana, until the time of his death in 1868. His wife died in Clinton, Missouri, in 1871. They were the parents of two children, E. W., who died in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1898, and Charles H., the subject of this sketch. Charles H. Snyder had the advantages of a good education, much better than the average youth of a half century ago. He attended Bev- erly Institute at Beverly, New Jersey, and then took a course in the Wyo- ming Seminary at Wyoming, Pennsylvania, and was graduated in the class of 1858. He then entered the Eastman Commercial College at Poughkeepsie, New York, where he was graduated, January 25, 1858. He then entered the employ of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company at Scranton, Pennsylvania, for George Scranton, from whom that Pennsylvania city takes its name. Shortly after this, Mr. Snyder's health failed and he was advised by specialists to seek a moun- tain climate. Accordingly he went to Tennessee and after remaining about a year in the Cumberland Mountains he accepted a position as man- ager of a mercantile establishment at Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Ten- nessee. This was just prior to the Civil War and Mr. Snyder was elected captain of the home guards there. After the Civil War broke out most of his acquaintances and associates at Pikeville joined the cause of the Confederacy, but Mr. Snyder remained a strong Union man. The grow- ing hostile attitude of his neighbors, with a number of warnings issued to him for his loyalty to the Union, led Mr. Snyder to the sudden con- clusion that Pikeville was not a good place for a Union man to remain and accordingly he took his sudden departure, December 13, 1861. He left on foot in the night and for two weeks kept up his journey through the mountains. On December 25, 1861, he reached Somerset and enlisted
| Title | History of Henry County, Missouri |
| Creator | Lamkin, Uel W. |
| Subject |
Henry County (Mo.)--History Henry County (Mo.)--Biography |
| Date.Original | 1919 |
| Date.Digital | 2007 |
| Format | jp2 |
| Collection Name | Missouri County Histories Collection |
| Source | Historical Publishing Co., 1919. |
| Type |
Books and pamphlets |
| Identifier | mch000080 |
| Publisher | Missouri State Library |
| Rights | All images are in the public domain |
| Language | English |
| County |
Henry County (Mo.) |
| Coverage | Missouri -- Henry County |
| Contributing Institution |
University of Missouri--St. Louis. St. Louis Mercantile Library |
| Copy Request | Contact St. Louis Mercantile Library reference desk at (314) 516-7240. |
| Title | mch000080p0362 |
| Format | JP2 |
| Transcript | 362 HENRY COUNTY HISTORY Nicholas County, West Virginia. Here he remained until 1853, when he removed to New York City, where he was connected with a large locomo- tive works in his professional capacity as a civil engineer. He remained there until 1855, when he went to Scranton, Pennsylvania, with the Union Iron and Coal Company as civil engineer. In 1858 he went to Tennessee and bought a large tract of land, upon which he remained until 1863. He then returned to his profession, entering the employ of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company with headquarters at Louisville, and during his connection with that railroad he drew the plans and superintended the construction of the Louisville & Nashville bridge across the Ohio River at Louisville. About this time his health failed and he retired and lived at New Albany, Indiana, until the time of his death in 1868. His wife died in Clinton, Missouri, in 1871. They were the parents of two children, E. W., who died in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1898, and Charles H., the subject of this sketch. Charles H. Snyder had the advantages of a good education, much better than the average youth of a half century ago. He attended Bev- erly Institute at Beverly, New Jersey, and then took a course in the Wyo- ming Seminary at Wyoming, Pennsylvania, and was graduated in the class of 1858. He then entered the Eastman Commercial College at Poughkeepsie, New York, where he was graduated, January 25, 1858. He then entered the employ of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company at Scranton, Pennsylvania, for George Scranton, from whom that Pennsylvania city takes its name. Shortly after this, Mr. Snyder's health failed and he was advised by specialists to seek a moun- tain climate. Accordingly he went to Tennessee and after remaining about a year in the Cumberland Mountains he accepted a position as man- ager of a mercantile establishment at Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Ten- nessee. This was just prior to the Civil War and Mr. Snyder was elected captain of the home guards there. After the Civil War broke out most of his acquaintances and associates at Pikeville joined the cause of the Confederacy, but Mr. Snyder remained a strong Union man. The grow- ing hostile attitude of his neighbors, with a number of warnings issued to him for his loyalty to the Union, led Mr. Snyder to the sudden con- clusion that Pikeville was not a good place for a Union man to remain and accordingly he took his sudden departure, December 13, 1861. He left on foot in the night and for two weeks kept up his journey through the mountains. On December 25, 1861, he reached Somerset and enlisted |
