
Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
William Pittinger
Details
- Also Known As: Pittenger, William
- Rank: Sergeant
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company G,
2d Ohio Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: April 1862
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Georgia, USA
Citation
One of 19 of 24 men (including two civilians) who, by direction of Gen. Ormsby M. Mitchell, penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta.

Additional Details
- Accredited to: Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: March 25, 1863
Washington, D.C., presented by Sec. of War Edward M. Stanton
- Born: January 31, 1840, Knoxville, Jefferson County, OH, United States
- Died: April 24, 1904, Fallbrook, CA, United States
- Buried: Odd Fellow Cemetery (MH), Fallbrook, CA, United States