![]() ![]() Promoted to sergeant on March 13, 1862, Pittenger saw action in Andrews' Raid, also referred to as the Great Locomotive Chase. He soon re-enlisted in the Army for a three-year term, being mustered in on September 11, 1861, at Camp Dennison, Ohio, and days later joining the reconstituted 2nd Ohio Infantry as a corporal in Company G. ![]() On the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted as a private in Company H of the 2nd Ohio Infantry Regiment on April 17, 1861, for three months of service, during which time he participated in the First Battle of Bull Run. The son of Thomas and Mary Mills Pittenger, Pittenger studied in the county schools until the age of sixteen. Fallbrook, California.ĭATE OF MOH ACTION: Big Shanty, Georgia. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |