Daring and Suffering (Esprios Classics)

William Pittenger (January 31, 1840 Knoxville, Jefferson County, Ohio - April 24, 1904 Fallbrook, California) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He was one of the first recipients of the Medal of Honor. 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. 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. Promoted to sergeant on March 13, 1862, Pittenger saw action in Andrews' Raid, also referred to as the Great Locomotive Chase.

• | Author: Lieut William Pittenger
• | Publisher: Blurb
• | Publication Date: January 20, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 186 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1034149032
• | ISBN-13: 9781034149033