Shortly after his death, Pitman was eulogized back in Hawaiʻi by Martha Ann Chamberlain, Corresponding Secretary of the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society: Our cousin, Henry Pitman, the first of Hawaii's sons to fall in the war, died at Annapolis Parole Camp, Feb. 27, of lung fever, serving as a soldier in the Union army.
Tak lama setelah kematiannya, Pitman dipuji kembali di Hawaiʻi oleh Martha Ann Chamberlain, Sekretaris Koresponden Hawaiian Mission Children's Society: Sepupu kami, Henry Pitman, anak pertama Hawaii yang gugur dalam perang, meninggal di Annapolis Parole Camp, 27 Feb. karena demam paru, mengabdi sebagai prajurit di Kesatuan Tentara.