Pvt Andrew Bitner

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Pvt Andrew Bitner

Birth
Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
19 May 1864 (aged 23–24)
Andersonville, Sumter County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec K Site #1199
Memorial ID
View Source
1984 History of Clayton County, Iowa, pg. 71

J. Ludwig and Anna Karl Bittner

Note: The name Buttner had the German umlaut over the u, two small dots, and the spelling was changed to Bittner.

Johann (Louis) Ludwig Buttner b. Aug. 24, 1806 in Hanover, Germany. He m. Anna Maria Karl Nov. 22, 1836. Anna b. Dec. 9, 1813, at Falden Hesson, Mecklenberg, Germany. They came to America and settled in Penn. where their 11 children were all born; Wilhelm, Andress, Maria, Johannas, Mathilda, Ludwig, Alfred, Theodore, Henrich, Alexander and Anna.

Wilhelm b. Aug. 21, 1837. The Bible of J. Ludwig states he was missing in the Civil War, but it is believed he came back and settled in Wis.

Andress (Andrew) served in the Civil War in 1863 to 1865 (sic/1864) and starved to death a prisoner of war at Andersonville, Ga., where he lies in a National cemetery, section K, grave no. 1199. Oakland and Irene Bittner Becker visited the grave in 1973. Andrew was a great uncle of Mrs. Becker.

Marie Margretha b. July 29, 1842, and m. John Krost Feb. 26, 1868. Johannes b. Apr. 7, 1844, believed drowned in Catskill mountains, July 15, 1850.

Mathilda b. Jan. 3, 1846 and m. Phillip Biderman in 1877. Ludwig (Louis) b. July 22, 1848 and m. Mary Gertruth Niemeyer Feb. 15, 1876 at Guttenberg. They lived at Bellevue, Ia., and operated a lumber company there. Chester was mayor there a number of years and his brother Grover helped their father with the business and were people of good standing.

Alfred Carl b. May 28, 1850, lived in Minn. with the Ray Brown family. He never m. and d. Feb. 5, 1920 at the University Hospital in Minn. He is buried in the cemetery at LeRoy, Minn.

Heinrick b. Dec 2, 1855, believed to be in Kansas. Alexander b. Mar. 4, 1857, believed to be in Idaho.

Anna b. Jan. 17, 1861, m. Andrew Boss, 1 child. 2nd m. to August Rodenberg (his 2nd m. too). August and Anna have two children, Oliver and Sylvia m. Ed Schneider of Guttenberg.

J. Ludwig as a young man studied to be a priest, but gave it up as there were things he did not believe in.

The family came to Iowa and settled in Miners Creek in Jefferson Twp. and after they were here a while received word that oil was discovered on their property in Penn. that they had sold. J. Ludwig worked in the mines and farmed. He also was a book binder. His d. date unknown, is buried in city cemetery, Guttenberg. (no marker).

Anna Maria d. Mar. 6, 1887, of arthritis, on Buck Creek where they lived. She was b. a Catholic and d. a Catholic, is buried in Ceres cemetery. (no marker).

A relative?? Discovered a Chas. Buttner (single) in 1864. In 1861 he purchased Lots 1-2-3-4 and 5, Block 146 in Guttenberg, and had a brewery on that block. He had the use of a spring and a foot path to it.

A Fred Bitner around Lodomillo Twp. Section 9.??

A Larry Buttner, played baseball with the Cubs, was from Pocahontas, Ia. ??

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U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Andrew Bittner
Name: Andrew Bittner
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Union Regular Army
Regiment Name: 16 U.S. Inf.
Regiment Name Expanded: 16th Regiment, US Infantry (Regular Army)
Company: C
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M233 roll 27

U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914
Name: Andrew Bittner
Birthyear: abt 1840
Birthplace: Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Enlistment Age: 22
Enlistment Place: Guttenberg, Iowa
Died: 19 May 1864 of Anasarca at Andersonville, Ga.

U.S., List of Interred Soldiers of the U.S. Army, 1827-1889
Name: Andrew Bitner
Rank: Pvt
Regiment: 16th Infantry
Death Date: 19 May 1864
Cemetery: Andersonville, Georgia
Company: C
Military Unit: US Army

U.S., Registers of Deaths in the Regular Army, 1860-1889
Name: A Bitner
Rank: Pvt
Death Date: 19 May 1864
Death Location: Andersonville, Georgia
Collection Title: Registers of Deaths in the Regular Army
Volume Number: 1

U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960
Name: Andrew Bitner
Death Date: 19 May 1864
Burial Place: Georgia
Cemetery: Andersonville National Cemetery
Grave Site: 1199

U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962 (with photo)
Name: Andrew Bitner
Death Date: 19 May 1864
Cemetery: Andersonville National Cemetery
Burial Location: Andersonville, Georgia

Ref: Andersonville POWs
1984 History of Clayton County, Iowa, pg. 71

J. Ludwig and Anna Karl Bittner

Note: The name Buttner had the German umlaut over the u, two small dots, and the spelling was changed to Bittner.

Johann (Louis) Ludwig Buttner b. Aug. 24, 1806 in Hanover, Germany. He m. Anna Maria Karl Nov. 22, 1836. Anna b. Dec. 9, 1813, at Falden Hesson, Mecklenberg, Germany. They came to America and settled in Penn. where their 11 children were all born; Wilhelm, Andress, Maria, Johannas, Mathilda, Ludwig, Alfred, Theodore, Henrich, Alexander and Anna.

Wilhelm b. Aug. 21, 1837. The Bible of J. Ludwig states he was missing in the Civil War, but it is believed he came back and settled in Wis.

Andress (Andrew) served in the Civil War in 1863 to 1865 (sic/1864) and starved to death a prisoner of war at Andersonville, Ga., where he lies in a National cemetery, section K, grave no. 1199. Oakland and Irene Bittner Becker visited the grave in 1973. Andrew was a great uncle of Mrs. Becker.

Marie Margretha b. July 29, 1842, and m. John Krost Feb. 26, 1868. Johannes b. Apr. 7, 1844, believed drowned in Catskill mountains, July 15, 1850.

Mathilda b. Jan. 3, 1846 and m. Phillip Biderman in 1877. Ludwig (Louis) b. July 22, 1848 and m. Mary Gertruth Niemeyer Feb. 15, 1876 at Guttenberg. They lived at Bellevue, Ia., and operated a lumber company there. Chester was mayor there a number of years and his brother Grover helped their father with the business and were people of good standing.

Alfred Carl b. May 28, 1850, lived in Minn. with the Ray Brown family. He never m. and d. Feb. 5, 1920 at the University Hospital in Minn. He is buried in the cemetery at LeRoy, Minn.

Heinrick b. Dec 2, 1855, believed to be in Kansas. Alexander b. Mar. 4, 1857, believed to be in Idaho.

Anna b. Jan. 17, 1861, m. Andrew Boss, 1 child. 2nd m. to August Rodenberg (his 2nd m. too). August and Anna have two children, Oliver and Sylvia m. Ed Schneider of Guttenberg.

J. Ludwig as a young man studied to be a priest, but gave it up as there were things he did not believe in.

The family came to Iowa and settled in Miners Creek in Jefferson Twp. and after they were here a while received word that oil was discovered on their property in Penn. that they had sold. J. Ludwig worked in the mines and farmed. He also was a book binder. His d. date unknown, is buried in city cemetery, Guttenberg. (no marker).

Anna Maria d. Mar. 6, 1887, of arthritis, on Buck Creek where they lived. She was b. a Catholic and d. a Catholic, is buried in Ceres cemetery. (no marker).

A relative?? Discovered a Chas. Buttner (single) in 1864. In 1861 he purchased Lots 1-2-3-4 and 5, Block 146 in Guttenberg, and had a brewery on that block. He had the use of a spring and a foot path to it.

A Fred Bitner around Lodomillo Twp. Section 9.??

A Larry Buttner, played baseball with the Cubs, was from Pocahontas, Ia. ??

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U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Andrew Bittner
Name: Andrew Bittner
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Union Regular Army
Regiment Name: 16 U.S. Inf.
Regiment Name Expanded: 16th Regiment, US Infantry (Regular Army)
Company: C
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M233 roll 27

U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914
Name: Andrew Bittner
Birthyear: abt 1840
Birthplace: Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Enlistment Age: 22
Enlistment Place: Guttenberg, Iowa
Died: 19 May 1864 of Anasarca at Andersonville, Ga.

U.S., List of Interred Soldiers of the U.S. Army, 1827-1889
Name: Andrew Bitner
Rank: Pvt
Regiment: 16th Infantry
Death Date: 19 May 1864
Cemetery: Andersonville, Georgia
Company: C
Military Unit: US Army

U.S., Registers of Deaths in the Regular Army, 1860-1889
Name: A Bitner
Rank: Pvt
Death Date: 19 May 1864
Death Location: Andersonville, Georgia
Collection Title: Registers of Deaths in the Regular Army
Volume Number: 1

U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960
Name: Andrew Bitner
Death Date: 19 May 1864
Burial Place: Georgia
Cemetery: Andersonville National Cemetery
Grave Site: 1199

U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962 (with photo)
Name: Andrew Bitner
Death Date: 19 May 1864
Cemetery: Andersonville National Cemetery
Burial Location: Andersonville, Georgia

Ref: Andersonville POWs