He was born in 1842/43 (9 (18 in 1861), 10 (18 in 1861), 14 [16 in 1860]). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (9, 14).
In 1860, he was living in ward 13, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (14). He was living with Christ and Mary Kintzle (presumably his parents) and others (14). He had attended school within the year (14).
When he enlisted, he was a clerk, and was living in Philadelphia (9, 10).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 6-1/2 inches tall, and had a light complexion, grey eyes, and light hair (9, 10).
He enlisted and was mustered into service as a private on 27 August 1861, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1, 9, 10). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Starr (9). He was a private in company A (1, 17, 19).
He was captured at Chancellorsville, Virginia, perhaps on 5 May 1863 (8, 9, 15, 16 [missing]). He was reported missing in action on 7 May 1863 (5, 15). He was paroled on 14 May 1862, by order of General Robert E Lee, CSA, at Richmond, Virginia (9). On 23 May 1863, he was reported gained from missing in action (6).
He was in Camp Parole, Alexandria, Virginia, on 8 September 1863, although Sinex had heard that he had been exchanged (2). On 9 October 1863, he was reported regained from missing in action (7).
He reenlisted as a veteran volunteer on 26 December 1863, at Bealton, Virginia (1, 10).
On 2 March 1864, Colonel Gregory detached him for duty with the recruiting service in Chester, Pennsylvania (3, 4).
He was discharged on 22 March 1864 by special order, Secretary of War, to accept a commission (1, 10, 11). He was a sergeant, in company A (12, 17 (pvt), 19 (pvt)) However, neither the pension index nor the index to the compiled service records mentions any other service (12, 19).
On 14 July 1890, he applied successfully from Illinois for a pension (12, 18).
He died on 7 June 1891 (12, 13).
On 31 July 1891, Francis Kintzle, his widow, applied unsuccessfully from Illinois for a pension (12, 18).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster)
2 letter, Sinex to Marvin, 8 September 1863
3 letter, Sinex to Marvin, 7 March 1864
4 special order 14, HQ 91st PA, 2 March 1864
5 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 7 May 1863 (Private Kintzler)
6 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 23 May 1863 (Private Kintzle)
7 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 9 October 1863 (Pri Kintzell)
8 register of men paroled, co A (Wm Kintzell [?])
9 company A descriptive roll, entry 34 (William H Kintzle)
10 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 5 May 2004 (Wm H Kintzel)
11 consolidated morning report, 30 March 1864 (Kintzle)
12 pension index, by regiment (William H Kintzle)
13 Veterans' cemeteries, on Ancestry (searched 31 Mar 2005) (Wm H Kintzle)
14 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ward 13, microfilm series M653, film 1163, page 592 = 172 handwritten (Wm H Kintzle)
15 'The ninety-first Pennsylvania volunteers', Philadelphia Press, Wednesday 13 May 1863, page 2 (Wm Hentzel)
16 'The Ninety-first Pennsylvania at Chancellorville', Philadelphia Inquirer 13 May 1863, page 8 (William Kintzel)
17 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (William H Kintzell)
18 pension index, by name (William H Kintzle)
19 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (William H Kintzle)
| line | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Dwelling number | 1172 | |||||||
| Family number | 1190 | |||||||
| Name | Christ Kintzle | Mary " | Wm H " | Annie B " | Edwin H " | Ellen M " | Catharine Thomas | Cath E Goodwin |
| Age | 45 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 60 | 26 |
| Sex | M | F | M | F | M | F | F | F |
| Color | ||||||||
| Occupation | Clerk | |||||||
| Value of real estate owned | 5000 | |||||||
| Value of personal estate | 500 | |||||||
| Place of birth | Penna | " | " | " | " | " | Wales | Penna |
| Married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |