Union Civil War Officer, Attorney. Born in Hartwell, Ohio near Cincinnati, he was affectionately known as "Lon."
Pummill attended public schools and graduated from Woodward High School where he organized and formed a company of student soldiers during the Civil War. He was elected as their Captain although they were rejected to serve in the Union Army. When he finally came of age, he enlisted to serve in the war with the 139th Ohio National Guard Infantry, a 100 day regiment, and was mustered into Company G as a Private on May 2, 1864. He served with the regiment in Maryland and at the defences of Washington D.C. primarily in the role of fatigue and garrison duties as well as guarding Confederate prisoners. On September 29, 1864, he re-enlisted to serve with the 181st Ohio Volunteer Infantry and was mustered into Company A as a 1st Lieutenant. He served in Tennessee, Alabama, and North Carolina and participated in engagements at Murfreesboro, Raliegh, and Wilmington and eventually received a promotion to Captain. He was discharged with the rest of his regiment on July of 1865. Pummill returned to Cincinnati and studied law while working as a hardware salesman. He graduated from the Cincinnati Law School in 1871, was admitted to the bar, and practiced as a highly respected and reputable attorney. He later concentrated his legal profession to issues involving fire insurance and consultant work. In 1873, he married Louisa A. Cook. Pummill was also a 32 Degree Mason and represented the Hoffner Lodge. He died from heart failure in Cincinnati in 1927 when he was 82 years old. His father was John Pummill, also a veteran officer during the Civil War. His grandfather, Hezekiah Pummill, was married to the older sister of Jefferson Davis, Confederate States President. His grandfather on his mother's side, Andrew Beatty, was an officer in Captain Matthew McCoy's Company during the Revolutionary War.
Pummill attended public schools and graduated from Woodward High School where he organized and formed a company of student soldiers during the Civil War. He was elected as their Captain although they were rejected to serve in the Union Army. When he finally came of age, he enlisted to serve in the war with the 139th Ohio National Guard Infantry, a 100 day regiment, and was mustered into Company G as a Private on May 2, 1864. He served with the regiment in Maryland and at the defences of Washington D.C. primarily in the role of fatigue and garrison duties as well as guarding Confederate prisoners. On September 29, 1864, he re-enlisted to serve with the 181st Ohio Volunteer Infantry and was mustered into Company A as a 1st Lieutenant. He served in Tennessee, Alabama, and North Carolina and participated in engagements at Murfreesboro, Raliegh, and Wilmington and eventually received a promotion to Captain. He was discharged with the rest of his regiment on July of 1865. Pummill returned to Cincinnati and studied law while working as a hardware salesman. He graduated from the Cincinnati Law School in 1871, was admitted to the bar, and practiced as a highly respected and reputable attorney. He later concentrated his legal profession to issues involving fire insurance and consultant work. In 1873, he married Louisa A. Cook. Pummill was also a 32 Degree Mason and represented the Hoffner Lodge. He died from heart failure in Cincinnati in 1927 when he was 82 years old. His father was John Pummill, also a veteran officer during the Civil War. His grandfather, Hezekiah Pummill, was married to the older sister of Jefferson Davis, Confederate States President. His grandfather on his mother's side, Andrew Beatty, was an officer in Captain Matthew McCoy's Company during the Revolutionary War.
Union Civil War Officer, Attorney. Born in Hartwell, Ohio near Cincinnati, he was affectionately known as "Lon."
Pummill attended public schools and graduated from Woodward High School where he organized and formed a company of student soldiers during the Civil War. He was elected as their Captain although they were rejected to serve in the Union Army. When he finally came of age, he enlisted to serve in the war with the 139th Ohio National Guard Infantry, a 100 day regiment, and was mustered into Company G as a Private on May 2, 1864. He served with the regiment in Maryland and at the defences of Washington D.C. primarily in the role of fatigue and garrison duties as well as guarding Confederate prisoners. On September 29, 1864, he re-enlisted to serve with the 181st Ohio Volunteer Infantry and was mustered into Company A as a 1st Lieutenant. He served in Tennessee, Alabama, and North Carolina and participated in engagements at Murfreesboro, Raliegh, and Wilmington and eventually received a promotion to Captain. He was discharged with the rest of his regiment on July of 1865. Pummill returned to Cincinnati and studied law while working as a hardware salesman. He graduated from the Cincinnati Law School in 1871, was admitted to the bar, and practiced as a highly respected and reputable attorney. He later concentrated his legal profession to issues involving fire insurance and consultant work. In 1873, he married Louisa A. Cook. Pummill was also a 32 Degree Mason and represented the Hoffner Lodge. He died from heart failure in Cincinnati in 1927 when he was 82 years old. His father was John Pummill, also a veteran officer during the Civil War. His grandfather, Hezekiah Pummill, was married to the older sister of Jefferson Davis, Confederate States President. His grandfather on his mother's side, Andrew Beatty, was an officer in Captain Matthew McCoy's Company during the Revolutionary War.
Pummill attended public schools and graduated from Woodward High School where he organized and formed a company of student soldiers during the Civil War. He was elected as their Captain although they were rejected to serve in the Union Army. When he finally came of age, he enlisted to serve in the war with the 139th Ohio National Guard Infantry, a 100 day regiment, and was mustered into Company G as a Private on May 2, 1864. He served with the regiment in Maryland and at the defences of Washington D.C. primarily in the role of fatigue and garrison duties as well as guarding Confederate prisoners. On September 29, 1864, he re-enlisted to serve with the 181st Ohio Volunteer Infantry and was mustered into Company A as a 1st Lieutenant. He served in Tennessee, Alabama, and North Carolina and participated in engagements at Murfreesboro, Raliegh, and Wilmington and eventually received a promotion to Captain. He was discharged with the rest of his regiment on July of 1865. Pummill returned to Cincinnati and studied law while working as a hardware salesman. He graduated from the Cincinnati Law School in 1871, was admitted to the bar, and practiced as a highly respected and reputable attorney. He later concentrated his legal profession to issues involving fire insurance and consultant work. In 1873, he married Louisa A. Cook. Pummill was also a 32 Degree Mason and represented the Hoffner Lodge. He died from heart failure in Cincinnati in 1927 when he was 82 years old. His father was John Pummill, also a veteran officer during the Civil War. His grandfather, Hezekiah Pummill, was married to the older sister of Jefferson Davis, Confederate States President. His grandfather on his mother's side, Andrew Beatty, was an officer in Captain Matthew McCoy's Company during the Revolutionary War.
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