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William Pittenger
1840–1904
A Medal of Honor recipient, Methodist minister, and memoirist, he turned one of the Civil War’s boldest missions into a gripping firsthand story. His life carried him from the Andrews Raid to the pulpit, and then onto the page.
7 Audiobooks
Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure
by William Pittenger
How to Become a Public Speaker Showing the best manner of arranging thought so as to gain conciseness, ease and fluency in speech
by William Pittenger
Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War
by Basil Wilson Duke, Thomas Henry Hines, Frank E. Moran, William Pittenger, A. E. (Adolphus Edwards) Richards, W. H. (William Henry) Shelton, Orlando B. Willcox, John Taylor Wood
Capturing a Locomotive: A History of Secret Service in the Late War.
by William Pittenger
Toasts and Forms of Public Address for Those Who Wish to Say the Right Thing in the Right Way
by William Pittenger
Oratory Sacred and Secular; Or, The Extemporaneous Speaker With Sketches of the Most Eminent Speakers of All Ages
by William Pittenger
Extempore Speech: How to Acquire and Practice It
by William Pittenger
About the author
Born in Jefferson County, Ohio, in 1840, William Pittenger enlisted in the Union Army at the start of the Civil War. He became one of the participants in the Andrews Raid of April 12, 1862, the daring operation later known as the Great Locomotive Chase, and he was among the first men to receive the Medal of Honor for his role in it.
After the war, he entered the Methodist ministry and also built a reputation as a speaker and writer. He is best remembered as the author of Daring and Suffering: A History of the Andrews Railroad Raid into Georgia in 1862, a firsthand account that helped preserve the story of the raid for later generations.
Pittenger died in Fallbrook, California, in 1904. His work still stands out for bringing together the perspective of a soldier, a minister, and a storyteller who had lived through extraordinary events.