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Frederick Phisterer (October 11, 1836 – July 13, 1909) was a German immigrant, American soldier, and writer who fought for the United States in the American Civil War. Phisterer received the Medal of Honor , his country's highest award for bravery during combat. [ 1 ]
The 2nd New York Cavalry Regiment, officially known as the 2nd Regiment, New York Volunteer Cavalry, was a unit of the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served with the Army of the Potomac and fought in Stoneman's 1863 raid , the Wilson–Kautz Raid , and the Battle of Appomattox Station .
Phisterer, Frederick, ed. (1912). New York in the War of the Rebellion. Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company. ISBN 978-1432640194.. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: U ...
Sheridan leads the charge at Five Forks (Frederick Phisterer, 1912). The American Civil War saw extensive use of horse-mounted soldiers on both sides of the conflict. They were vital to both the Union Army and Confederate Army for conducting reconnaissance missions to locate the enemy and determine their strength and movement, and for screening friendly units from being discovered by the enemy ...
Relief at front of monument to the 9th New York Volunteer Cavalry at Gettysburg Lt. Col. William B. Hyde of the 9th New York Cavalry. The 9th New York Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It is also known as the Stoneman Cavalry, named after New York-born cavalry general George ...
1st Battalion New Mexico Cavalry and Infantry (org from 1st Reg't Cav August 31, 1866 - November 23, 1867) [4] Notes ... Phisterer, Frederick. (1883).
1st West Virginia Cavalry Regiment; Other wars and conflicts; Indian Wars; ... Frederick Phisterer: Germany First Lieutenant: Army: Battle of Stones River, Tennessee:
First Lieutenant Frederick Phisterer. Civil War. On 31 December 1862, while assigned to the 2d Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment at the Battle of Stone River, Tennessee, 1LT Phisterer 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.