George Klumpp was born in Roppenheim, Alsace Germany (now France) in 1829. He married Dorethea Yeackel on December 30, 1852 in Lyons NY. He enlisted as a musician in Company D of the 9th NY Heavy Artillery (note: he is known as George Klumpp #2 in the records since a second George Klumpp was in the same unit).
George Klumpp wrote the following letter on March 9, 1891 to obtain a pension:
Dear Sir,
In answer to call No. 13 would say, My address after my discharge from the army was Lyons Wayne Co. N.Y. until the month of May 1866. I then moved to Weedsport Cayuga Co. N.Y. which has been my address since 1866. I have been in the employ of Mr. A. B. Harmon at my trade as tinsmith.
The history and origin of my disability is as follows.
In Feb. or Mch. 1865 we left Front Petersburg in the forenoon and that day marched to Hatchers Run. That night it rained and so did not want to lay down on the wet ground. I then placed my knapsack close to a tree and sat down on that, leaning against the tree which served as a back for my seat. I soon went to sleep. It being a cold wet night and nothing in the shape of a fire to keep me warm. At about two or three O-clock in the morning I woke up chilled through and very stiff. My limbs were so stiff I could not move for a long time, but I found out by rubbing myself I began to limber up. And so kept rubbing myself from the time I woke up till about five O'clock and then was able to move about the camp. From that time after every march and rest I was troubled with the same stiffness. I employed no physician while in the service, and when I came home from my discharge I employed no physician because I thought by good care at home I would finally recover.
In Apr. 1868 I was taken so severely by the disease that it laid me up for three months and could not help myself at all. I had to be lifted about in sheets. I then employed a physician, Dr. Geo H. Parcell who treated me and he called it Rheumatism. He treated me until he left Weedsport. He now resides at Omaha Neb and you will find his affidavit on file. He moved in the year 1881. Since then I have employed no physicians. My disease left me in a crippled shape and am unable to do my trade justice, and am troubled very often with Rheumatic pains which keep me from my work and so breaks in on my time to quite a degree.
George Klumpp was employed as a Tinsmith in Weedsport. He died in 1899.
George Klumpp wrote the following letter on March 9, 1891 to obtain a pension:
Dear Sir,
In answer to call No. 13 would say, My address after my discharge from the army was Lyons Wayne Co. N.Y. until the month of May 1866. I then moved to Weedsport Cayuga Co. N.Y. which has been my address since 1866. I have been in the employ of Mr. A. B. Harmon at my trade as tinsmith.
The history and origin of my disability is as follows.
In Feb. or Mch. 1865 we left Front Petersburg in the forenoon and that day marched to Hatchers Run. That night it rained and so did not want to lay down on the wet ground. I then placed my knapsack close to a tree and sat down on that, leaning against the tree which served as a back for my seat. I soon went to sleep. It being a cold wet night and nothing in the shape of a fire to keep me warm. At about two or three O-clock in the morning I woke up chilled through and very stiff. My limbs were so stiff I could not move for a long time, but I found out by rubbing myself I began to limber up. And so kept rubbing myself from the time I woke up till about five O'clock and then was able to move about the camp. From that time after every march and rest I was troubled with the same stiffness. I employed no physician while in the service, and when I came home from my discharge I employed no physician because I thought by good care at home I would finally recover.
In Apr. 1868 I was taken so severely by the disease that it laid me up for three months and could not help myself at all. I had to be lifted about in sheets. I then employed a physician, Dr. Geo H. Parcell who treated me and he called it Rheumatism. He treated me until he left Weedsport. He now resides at Omaha Neb and you will find his affidavit on file. He moved in the year 1881. Since then I have employed no physicians. My disease left me in a crippled shape and am unable to do my trade justice, and am troubled very often with Rheumatic pains which keep me from my work and so breaks in on my time to quite a degree.
George Klumpp was employed as a Tinsmith in Weedsport. He died in 1899.
George Klumpp was born in Roppenheim, Alsace Germany (now France) in 1829. He married Dorethea Yeackel on December 30, 1852 in Lyons NY. He enlisted as a musician in Company D of the 9th NY Heavy Artillery (note: he is known as George Klumpp #2 in the records since a second George Klumpp was in the same unit).
George Klumpp wrote the following letter on March 9, 1891 to obtain a pension:
Dear Sir,
In answer to call No. 13 would say, My address after my discharge from the army was Lyons Wayne Co. N.Y. until the month of May 1866. I then moved to Weedsport Cayuga Co. N.Y. which has been my address since 1866. I have been in the employ of Mr. A. B. Harmon at my trade as tinsmith.
The history and origin of my disability is as follows.
In Feb. or Mch. 1865 we left Front Petersburg in the forenoon and that day marched to Hatchers Run. That night it rained and so did not want to lay down on the wet ground. I then placed my knapsack close to a tree and sat down on that, leaning against the tree which served as a back for my seat. I soon went to sleep. It being a cold wet night and nothing in the shape of a fire to keep me warm. At about two or three O-clock in the morning I woke up chilled through and very stiff. My limbs were so stiff I could not move for a long time, but I found out by rubbing myself I began to limber up. And so kept rubbing myself from the time I woke up till about five O'clock and then was able to move about the camp. From that time after every march and rest I was troubled with the same stiffness. I employed no physician while in the service, and when I came home from my discharge I employed no physician because I thought by good care at home I would finally recover.
In Apr. 1868 I was taken so severely by the disease that it laid me up for three months and could not help myself at all. I had to be lifted about in sheets. I then employed a physician, Dr. Geo H. Parcell who treated me and he called it Rheumatism. He treated me until he left Weedsport. He now resides at Omaha Neb and you will find his affidavit on file. He moved in the year 1881. Since then I have employed no physicians. My disease left me in a crippled shape and am unable to do my trade justice, and am troubled very often with Rheumatic pains which keep me from my work and so breaks in on my time to quite a degree.
George Klumpp was employed as a Tinsmith in Weedsport. He died in 1899.
George Klumpp wrote the following letter on March 9, 1891 to obtain a pension:
Dear Sir,
In answer to call No. 13 would say, My address after my discharge from the army was Lyons Wayne Co. N.Y. until the month of May 1866. I then moved to Weedsport Cayuga Co. N.Y. which has been my address since 1866. I have been in the employ of Mr. A. B. Harmon at my trade as tinsmith.
The history and origin of my disability is as follows.
In Feb. or Mch. 1865 we left Front Petersburg in the forenoon and that day marched to Hatchers Run. That night it rained and so did not want to lay down on the wet ground. I then placed my knapsack close to a tree and sat down on that, leaning against the tree which served as a back for my seat. I soon went to sleep. It being a cold wet night and nothing in the shape of a fire to keep me warm. At about two or three O-clock in the morning I woke up chilled through and very stiff. My limbs were so stiff I could not move for a long time, but I found out by rubbing myself I began to limber up. And so kept rubbing myself from the time I woke up till about five O'clock and then was able to move about the camp. From that time after every march and rest I was troubled with the same stiffness. I employed no physician while in the service, and when I came home from my discharge I employed no physician because I thought by good care at home I would finally recover.
In Apr. 1868 I was taken so severely by the disease that it laid me up for three months and could not help myself at all. I had to be lifted about in sheets. I then employed a physician, Dr. Geo H. Parcell who treated me and he called it Rheumatism. He treated me until he left Weedsport. He now resides at Omaha Neb and you will find his affidavit on file. He moved in the year 1881. Since then I have employed no physicians. My disease left me in a crippled shape and am unable to do my trade justice, and am troubled very often with Rheumatic pains which keep me from my work and so breaks in on my time to quite a degree.
George Klumpp was employed as a Tinsmith in Weedsport. He died in 1899.
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