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Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 11 1 Browse Search
John James Geer, Beyond the lines: A Yankee prisoner loose in Dixie 7 3 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2. 6 2 Browse Search
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John James Geer, Beyond the lines: A Yankee prisoner loose in Dixie, Introduction. (search)
nd gulches at Shiloh, and the contemptible traitors whose tongues are as the tongues of serpents at home. Your sincere friend, Peter J. Sullivan, Colonel 48th Reg't Ohio Volunteers. Since his return from Dixie, Captain Geer and Lieutenant William Pittenger (one of the survivors of that heroic scouting party sent into the heart of Georgia by General Mitchell), have been doing good service for the Union cause in the North by public lectures. Both are well-tried soldiers and effective spescouting party sent into the heart of Georgia by General Mitchell), have been doing good service for the Union cause in the North by public lectures. Both are well-tried soldiers and effective speakers. Both are temporarily disabled, but expect soon to re-enter the army. Lieutenant Pittenger has prepared a volume of his experience, as a prisoner in the South, which will be a desirable companion to the book whose thrilling pages are now opened to you, reader. Turn forward, and read. A. C.
John James Geer, Beyond the lines: A Yankee prisoner loose in Dixie, Chapter 8: (search)
ins what I had done, and he made a similar arrangement with another Tennesseean. Time passed wearily on, and brought the night of the 18th of June, A coincidence here is worthy of notice. On the 18th of June, seven United States soldiers were hung by the rebels at Atlanta, Georgia. They were a part of the celebrated Chattanooga Railroad scouts, sent out on a military excursion by General Mitchell, but who were captured and treated as spies. One of the survivors of the party, Lieut. Wm. Pittenger, gives a full and graphic account their captivity and imprisonment in a book which every reader of this work should peruse. which was dark and rainy, and promised fairly for our proposed adventure. In due time our United States uniform was exchanged, and we were clad in rebel rags. Our hearts beat high with hope, and we were resolved to escape or perish in the attempt. About half past 8 o'clock, we slowly crawled out of the prison-Collins a little in the rear. This, with th
John James Geer, Beyond the lines: A Yankee prisoner loose in Dixie, Chapter 18: (search)
Chapter 18: The slave's Ruse the Richmond Enquirer President's Proclamation a negro prayer a Big Bug a Casibianca death of Mr. Eckles thoughts and plans of escape Lieutenant Pittenger. The next day after this occurrence, as I was walking in the yard, a negro, who worked in the prison, slyly pulled me as I was passing him, and exclaimed in an under-tone: All us darkies gwine to be free, yah! yah! What? asked I, taking care to avoid being seen by the guards. ympathize with traitors, and equivocate, if you can, or dare, upon such acts as these! You may say you do not believe such things were done. Let me then refer you to a case, sworn to by one of the sufferers, upon his return home, now Lieutenant William Pittenger, as noble a young man as ever breathed, and formerly associate of Rev. Alexander Clark, in the publication of Clark's School Visitor. It is from an official report, given before Judge Holt, by order of the Secretary of War: An
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Iuka and Corinth. (search)
en by his son (Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co.) This biography as well as a book called Daring and suffering by the Rev. William Pittenger, attach great importance to the expedition under Andrews against the Georgia railroad. [See pp. 709, 716.] There is in Pittenger's book an express assumption not adopted in the Mitchel biography, that this project was a part of a comprehensive plan of invasion devised by Mithel, but it rests on no evidence whatever. In moving upon Huntsville Mitchel was to630-639. [for a detailed account by the present writer, see daring and suffering, War Publishing Co., N. Y.] by the Rev. William Pittenger, 2D Ohio Volunteers, one of the raiders. Beginning of the pursuit. The railroad raid in Georgia in theed. Co. G, 21st Ohio; William Reddick, Exchanged. Co. B, 33d Ohio; E. H. Mason,: Exchanged. Co. K, 21st Ohio; William Pittenger, Exchanged. Co. G, 2d Ohio.--Editors. The others were Memorial day at Chattanooga, 1883. Graves of Andrews an
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), April 7-12, 1862.--raid on Confederate line of communications between Chattanooga, Tenn., and Marietta, Ga. (search)
nor to transmit for your consideration the accompanying depositions of Corp. William Pittenger, Company G, Second Regiment OhioVolunteers; Private Jacob Parrott, Com, under date of April 15, and which is appended to and adopted as a part of Mr. Pittenger's deposition. The editor says: The mind and heart shrink back appalledalf. The substance of that paper is thus stated by one of the witnesses, Corporal Pittenger: He (the counsel) contended that our being dressed in citizens clothesinger, Robt. Buffum, mark Wood, Alfred Wilson, Twenty-first Ohio Regiment. Wm. Pittenger, Second Ohio Regiment. Wm. H. Reddick, Jno. Wollam, D. A. Dorsey, M. J. Haam Knight. 4. D. A. Dorsey. 12. Robert Buffum. 5. W. Bensinger. 13. William Pittenger. 6. J. R. Porter. 14. David Fry. 7. Alfred Wilson. 15. J. J. BarkerMason do Do. 10 William Knight do Do. 11 Robert Buffum do Do. 12 William Pittenger do Do. 13 Capt. David Fry Greene County, Tennessee Bridge-burning and