William PITT Anderson (1841 - 1926)

Born 1 Mar 1841 in Parkersburg, Wood Co WV USA

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia Margaret (Price) Anderson — married 14 Jun 1866 in Wirt Co, WV USA

Descendants

Died 1 Oct 1926 at age 85 in Parkersburg Wood Co WV USA

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Biography

Born 1 MAR 1841. Parkersburg, Wood Co WV USA.

Died 1 OCT 1926. Parkersburg Wood Co WV USA.

Buried Cooper Cemetery, Mineral Wells WV USA.

Occupation: Confederate Soldier, A farmer, miller, carpenter, stave manufacturer, etc.

 <p>. <p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;">Pitt was a Confederate Soldier, Co. F. 17th Virginia <p>. <p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;">Calvary, known as the "Night Hawk Rangers;" Received a Certificate of Merit for Battles of Western Maryland, wounded at Monaccy, MD, 9 Jul 1864. Got a miniball in his left elbow and wouldn't let the hospital operate. "Would rather lose his life than his arm." As a result, his arm became 1 12 inches shorter than his right arm. Under Gen. Mc- Causland's command of 17th Calvary at Monaccy, beat the &%#&* (tar) out of Gen. Lew Wallace. <p>. <p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;"> </p>. <p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;">Pitt helped build the Parkersburg High School and almost lost his life in the quick sand; owned a team of fine black horses and a black surrey with the fringe on top, which he kept beside his home in what we now call a carport.<p>.

Sources

• Source: S1 Juanita Burke Assisted by Robert Lee Cooper Henry Cooper and His Descendants Publication: Juanita Burke Certainty: 3
• Source: S6 NIck Deem deemfamily.com http://www.deemfamily.com/p553.htm http://www.deemfamily.com/p553.htm 21 JUL 2016 He Enrolled at Sissonville, Kanawha Co, (W)Va on 23 Sep 1862 in the Confederate Army, Co. F, 17th VA Calvary, known as the "Nighthawk Rangers." Wounded at Monaccy, MD, 9 Jul 1864, for which he received a Certificate of Merit for Battles of Western Maryland. Got a miniball in his left arm and wouldn't let the hospital operate. "Would rather lose his life than his arm" As a result, his arm became 1 1/2 inches shorter than his right arm. A carpenter, stove manufacturer, etc. Helped build Parkersburg High School. Certainty: 4