The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-01-04

,.-,n~-ZMN1 yNW Durboraw by MFR.
SYAe1 g. AEl kxS klinsle q re dent
FSsMNkNOsVElo of Gettysburg. Pa;
Mr.. Klingle states that he lived in the
house between the Shefry house and the
Roger house. on the east or southeast side
81 HE Emmsburg road and know that
u was so.) during tue b tile ofGetty sburg,tn
July, l.Gi; that he saw the troops passing
hnrng the trst day Of Ju V, but his recol'
lection is that IL was later hour in the
day that there was haltng in the march
Ing columns, and all at once there wa,
sringlng Of axes at all the posts on the leit
side Ut he road, and after few strokes ny
each. one push all along sent the fence Hat
aud out on the left the troops spread over
the Spanglcr farm. and across MCWllliams's
they went at doublc.quick, He says gil
The statements he has seen give the
hour at ] y. m, or rs early B
Il q. nj He thinks it was near p. m, when
The fence was cut nown. His neighbor Shcr
Cy came to his place that evening; told him
that there was TOO much excitement to kill
calf that Mr.. klingle was going to kill.
Mr.. Sherry said Keep Il till tomorrow
evening and will then take a quarter"
On the evening Of the lst, when the Union
army fell back, they brought IL or l6
wounded Confederates to his house, and
laid them on the floors OF the lower story.
There was 10 one eft 10 care for them,
that he gave them water and bathed their
wounds during the night. The wounded
mcn called for doctors. He went TO see sew.
era but none would 20 with him. About
GeJ hv o,o ot,icor y, oy aSyer ,be o,her to Ieavn
eu , Wy o.e u,,i.ea I'tI, W. s,u ,, o'"v, o e.isi
,n,'st ,in St,i1 SSi,i 5ia a, n'a ,., az
officer insisted that they must either go to
the cellar or leave, there were plenty OF
soldiers that would help carry the two
children and their clothing. =
wben do,yh ~, he Tros,Ia farn, an o1,icar
came riding ob,;oneIy Jirectiv tow,rJ Mr
tSI,ncic The ot,icar vos har.heoSed and
Etjryic's hai ard NJ Ki;noia ar,hhcJ tLa
t,raa' a Lr;dln TLa ntHcar iaiJ Hr Ei;nsis
tha1 ho ,,as H. ,ta char,,o and Lai ios, RI
hat and conid moi Ger eopo,ber then and
th.t A. Ki;nglo could NJ, KiinaIe aid !,
w,' ths oniv Sat he had and tbat be did 20,
irnow wheyo 10 COT ano,her The naice,
n,id Nr Ki;ng,ee asIed If Il vas ennmch
al Iett hin, Kiincis hronaht his far,ii,,
90 ~ 20, nf i,,ia bnund ,T6, ,,boro aha;;.
tbou,ht tbsy were safo nnd Ls ,,arted 20,
hnn,e a,,a;n 10 ,,at =. ha., NO, n,os t;Iiod ,;,h
he r.;fes hos, Saornae eannareI ' q I'D sor,o ~
b;s oun Wb;ie on ,5e wov in Trns,le's
noods ho met he nei,Lb9r Sherf,, Nc
wontad 10 lnow mb.t bn I'D do,,a ;,L h;s
Rat toid hin, he could not oct home' tba,
the rehoIa char,eJ and when he Iart ,ho,,
~ere GehtinS ali around KIinele's bouse
n EiFnaia 5a,,,rraJ a. 30 ~ sap,;i, $3.50
scross n neoI of muddy Waier in which was
aodicr's can He fshed Il on, washed
The mud ofT and nut II On he beod and
81 nassed IN tbe left oi Ii,,le Ro,,nt Ton An
nthcer stonned him and took him on ION of
Little Ronnd TOP Mr.. Kingie looked
throuoh their glass and ,oId The nl,ces the
rebels were pnttine their wounded of the
srSt dav in names of roads distances and
where }bay led 10 And II wos NOT long tiii
the first aun Of the rebel battery at Mar.
fields blacksmith shop, on the extension
OF seminary kdge opposite Little k0und
Top was hred. 80,
IL was not long tlli signal mer squatted
behind rocks and began 10 slip away, ana
Mr. hingle followed snlt' IL was getting too
NOISY TO DC comiortaoie ABOUT that time;
Mr.. klingle then went TO ms family, ana
they went 70 friends along Rock creek, ana
on the lth OF July u took nm nearly half
DAY 10 get rom Round Top 20 ms nome.
Tue pickets wonid STOP MN, take MN TO
gneit toincersuntifhe was nearly aeuettysDur9
Ihen he went zgzag untll ne arrived at
The house. There were Union ofhcers SIT.
ting on chairs around the house, and would
nol ~. ii', ~, II, 10, ,o ,ld sr'd tnei .n
Shem into ibe house. Later in tbe evenjDa
o,i, ,,'o NO. c,,a,'rodaH oar, -,
aIaoa ond ost oJ for liz wheol ,ho rro, NJ
E;no,a said ho iaor al Sor IL. cori5 Nc, sao
~ A. EoLaoroda sa;d ,ha ooiS;ors o' eS
So 10 i"s, hor..5 ~ a. H.. !, Ia
LIE ,T%an 80 o' 4, ~ ia,
"ans "ar,;oans ayd IN Lair hsnds NJ
IsPs SaIehi t,d anu ", m ~ ,me', dao., aao,, n'r
ld aoIa a dnm ~ ,d Sod ,hnv than 1u ur,od !,
Wv AZ Wi,Do,a. and n ,hav tatad aneios
uthn,, sait a',d ns sao ~ ,h pnidior.
VIII L sa,', a s'u5oa "s ~
nand sav ana ,:sd for nar ,"e TheM anu
i,oL;nc Snr /, wbiie wbon Etsnroda :y,aeIt g'
o% thai tSa;r fsn;I;es naedad aowetbi5 ~
eat ea NIB. wh.n r"I. ,hav u,nmi5 90, homS W
cat "he" '"e' ~"u'' se' h'ii''
One soldier would not leave the window,
and Mr.. Klingle went to him. broke his
cake in two, and gave the soldier half. He
showed 8, bill into the room; refusd taking
IL back; said money was no object then; that
he was sick. and had had nothing to eat for
two days Near,y everything was taken or
destroyed. Mr.. klingle stroled all around
on the battlefield to find his two cows and
calf Found the hide of one COW, with
part of the front quarter of meat attached
TO it, on the Trostle farm. IN
On Sunday he SAW some dead soldiers un.
der an apple tree IN the lower, part of his
orchard. A shell had struck the tree. splin.
tered il all TO pieces and the limbs had fal