Phisterer, Frederick, 1836-1909

Phisterer was born in Germany, emigrated to the U.S. and joined the Army in 1855. He was with the 3rd Artillery at Fort Yuma, Cal. and was promoted to sergeant by 1860 when he was discharged. He reenlisted in 1861 into the 18th U.S. Infantry as a sergeant-major. He saw field action in 1862 in eastern Kentucky with Thomas, marched to Pittsburg Landing, Tenn. and fought in Tennessee campaigns (1863). In 1864 he was in Georgia at battle of Stones River (Murfreesboro) and later received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions. He served at Fort Kearney, Neb. (1865-66) and other western posts before discharge in 1870. He was with the State Guard of Ohio (1877-79); during the period from 1880-1905 he rose in ranks of the New York National Guard and was appointed its adjutant-general in 1901-02. He became a major-general by 1905 and died in 1909.

Frederick Phisterer (1836-1909) served in the army from 1855 to 1906. In 1856 he was posted to Fort Yuma on the Colorado River, and participated in J. C. Ives' Colorado River exploring expedition in 1858. That year he was posted to the Pacific Northwest during the Nez Perce conflict. During the Civil War Phisterer served with the 18th U.S. Infantry in Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, and Tennessee, and won a Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions at the battle of Stones River, Murfreesboro, Tennessee in 1862. In 1866 he marched from Fort Kearny to Fort Reno under Col. Henry Beebe Carrington, and helped establish Fort Phil Kearny. He left that post shortly before the Fetterman massacre. Phisterer served in the army until 1906, and wrote New York in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 and Statistical Record of the Armies of the United States.

Frederick Phisterer (1836-1909) a native of Stuttgart, Germany, came to the United States as a young man. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1855, was discharged in 1860, and reenlisted in 1861, serving in the 18th U.S. Infantry during the Civil War, where he attained the rank of Captain and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Stone River. After the war, he continued to serve as a Captain in the Seventh U.S. Infantry. He was stationed at Fort Kearny, Nebraska (1865-1866) and at Forts Sanders and Bridger, Wyoming (1868). He participated in the 1869 expedition in the Wind River Mountains involving the Shoshone. From 1880 until his death, he was Assistant Adjutant General of the New York National Guard.