b. 11/10/1836 Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg. d. 13/07/1909 Albany, New York.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 31/12/1862 Stone River, Tennessee.
Frederick Phisterer MOH
Phisterer was born in Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg. He joined the Army from Medina County, Ohio, in December 1855, and served in the 3rd Artillery Regiment for 5 years. He re-enlisted with the 18th Infantry Regiment in July 1861, and was commissioned as an officer the following October. He eventually rose to the rank of captain, and was honorably discharged in August 1870.
He was a longtime officer of the New York Militia, and played a large role in the militia’s reorganization as part of the National Guard. He attained the rank of colonel, and was promoted to the brevet rank of brigadier general for his service to organize and train soldiers for the Spanish–American War. He acted as New York’s Adjutant General in 1901 and 1902, and was promoted to brevet major general at his retirement as recognition of his many years of successful service.
General Phisterer was a companion of the New York Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States and a member of the Order of Indian Wars of the United States.
MOH CITATION:
Voluntarily conveyed, under a heavy fire, information to the commander of a battalion of regular troops by which the battalion was saved from capture or annihilation.
BURIAL LOCATION: GREENLAWN CEMETERY, COLUMBUS, OHIO.
SECTION B, LOT 14.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: BELIEVED TO BE FAMILY.
