Daring and Suffering by William Pittenger

He fought at the First Battle of Bull Run and was the war correspondent for the Steubenville Herald. It is in Knoxville in Jefferson County Ohioīorn in Knoxville in 1840 and reared at a farm in New Somerset, William Pittenger mustered into the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under a 90-day enlistment, in 1861. This historical marker was erected in 2014 by Knox Township Trustees, Jefferson County Commissioners, Pittenger Family, Ohio History Connection. He was discharged from the Army due to poor health and returned home to preach at the New Somerset Methodist Church and recount his experiences in several books, including Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure. After being paroled in 1863, Pittenger was presented the fifth Congressional Medal of Honor by Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. ,, Eight of the twenty-two captured raiders were executed as spies and the remainder languished in prison. While attempting to disrupt enemy lines, the raiders stole the Confederate locomotive 'The General.' After being chased north, they were captured.

After reenlisting, he participated in the ill-fated Andrews Raid of 1862. , Born in Knoxville in 1840 and reared at a farm in New Somerset, William Pittenger mustered into the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under a 90-day enlistment, in 1861.

Daring and Suffering by William Pittenger