Perley P. Pitkin (March 9, 1826 – July 28, 1891) was commissioned a 1st Lieutenant June 6th, 1861, and served as Quarter Master for the 2nd Vermont Infantry Regiment.
[1] Pitkin was a member of the Vermont state legislature when the American Civil War broke out, and after participating in the special war session of April, 1861, he offered himself as a volunteer, and was appointed Quartermaster of the 2nd Vermont Infantry Regiment.
Volunteers, and became one of the most trusted assistants of General Rufus Ingalls the Chief Quartermaster of the Army of the Potomac.
During the Gettysburg campaign, Captain Pitkin was Chief Depot Quartermaster for the army at Alexandria.
In August of 1864 Captain Pitkin was promoted to the rank of Colonel and Assistant Quartermaster of the United States Army.