At the time of the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, Emanuel Ziegler (1824–1893) was employed by the Lutheran Theological Seminary as dormitory steward; his wife, Mary (Craig) Ziegler (1825–1907), served as dormitory matron. Along with five of their children, they occupied quarters on the first floor of the dormitory. The reminiscences in the following pages were written years later by two of the children—Lydia Catharine Ziegler (1850–1915), age 12 at the time of the battle, and her brother Hugh McClain Ziegler (1852–1934), age 10.With many decades separating the event and their written accounts, you might expect to find some factual inaccuracies. Even so, these accounts are extremely valuable. While details may have become blurred by the years, what remains clear as crystal is the shock of this harrowing experience. The historical value of their accounts derive not only from their accuracy but also from the raw emotions that drive their stories.