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Note: Name: John F Pitman
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 10 Jan 1856
Marriage Place: Muscogee, Georgia, USA
Spouse: Martha Ann George
Spouse Gender: Female
11 July,1870 was living in Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA per 1870 US Census
In 1880 was living in Brooksville, Coosa, Alabama Per 1880 US Census
In 1900 was living in Militia District 1097 (south part), Dougherty, Georgia per 1900 US Census
Died 11 Nov 1909
John F. Pittman served as a Private in Company G, 23 Alabama Battalion in the War Between the States. He was admitted to General Hospital, Howard's Grove, Richmond Virginia on July 24, 1864. He was on a list of Confederate prisoners who were paroled not to take up arms against the United States Government until regularly exchanged. This list bears the following indorsement: "Headquarters 9th A.C., Provost Marshal's Office. Total, 1614. At Burkesville Junction, Va., on the 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th days of April, 1865."
Source: The Confederate Archives Roll 20 page 81
Confederate Archives, Chap. 6, file # 196,Page 41
file # 200 Page 401
file # 204 Page 180
This command was organized at Charleston, Tenn., Nov. 25, 1863, and consisted of three companies of the first battalion of Hilliard's Legion. The men had gone through the Kentucky campaign, and the iron hail of Chicamauga. The battalion participated in the east Tennessee campaign of Longstreet, and reached Richmond in April. It lost heavily at Drewry's, and in the freguent skirmishes and battles during the siege of Petersburg. A mere handful were left to surrender at Appomattox.
Major.- Nicholas Stallworth of Conecuh; (wounded at Chicamauga as captain).
CONFEDERATE ALABAMA TROOPS
23rd Battalion, Alabama Sharpshooters
23rd Battalion Sharpshooters was organized in November, 1863, at Charleston, Tennessee. Its members were from Companies E, F, and G, of the 1st Battalion, Hilliard's Alabama Legion. The unit was assigned to General Gracie's and Moody's Brigade, served with Longstreet in East Tennessee, then moved to Virginia. It fought at Drewry's Bluff, and later was active in the Petersburg siege north of the James River and around Appomattox . Many were disabled at Sayler's Creek and only 4 officers and 43 men surrendered in April, 1865. Major Nicholas Stallworth was in command.
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