Jon B.E. Hittle said: July 14, 2011 8:45 am PST
Richard...Thank you for this splendid website. The Hittle - Barnard Family is duly proud of its 13 ancestors who served in the U.S. Army during the rebellion. But we are especially proud of Private John Harrison Hittle and Private Abner Barnard (KIA-Vicksburg) of Company D, 22nd Iowa. Abner, who was one of Sergeant Griffith's 15 volunteers to fight their way into the Railroad Redoubt, did not return, leaving a widow and two sons. John Hittle survived the war, but suffered debilitating injuries, including deafness and rheumatism that contributed to his death in 1895 at Lovilia, Iowa.
My plan to seek the award of a Presidential Unit Citation (PUC) for the 22nd Iowa Infantry Regiment is alive and toward that end I am mustering the endorsements of historians and others. When the time is right, we will commence our bid for this well-earned honor for the men of the 22nd.