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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.