Sunday, October 11, 2015

Frederick Phisterer (Medal Of Honor) - Green Lawn Cemetery


Frederick Phisterer
Green Lawn Cemetery
Section B, lot 14
Columbus, Ohio

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Phisterer

Rank and Organization: First Lieutenant, 18th U.S. Infantry. Place and Date: At Stone River, Tenn., 31 December 1862. Entered Service At: Medina County, Ohio. Birth: Germany. Date Of Issue: 12 December 1894.

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.