Frederick Phisterer

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Frederick Phisterer

1836–1909

A German-born soldier, historian, and Medal of Honor recipient, he turned firsthand military experience into respected Civil War reference works. His writing helped preserve the record of New York’s role in the war for later generations.

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The Regular Brigade of the Fourteenth Army Corps, the Army of the Cumberland, in the Battle of Stone River, or Murfreesboro', Tennessee

The Regular Brigade of the Fourteenth Army Corps, the Army of the Cumberland, in the Battle of Stone River, or Murfreesboro', Tennessee

by Frederick Phisterer

About the author

Born in Stuttgart in 1836, he emigrated to the United States as a young man and entered military service before the Civil War. He later served in the Union Army during the war and was awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery at the Battle of Stones River.

After the war, he became known not only as a veteran but also as a careful military writer and compiler of records. He is especially associated with major reference works on the Civil War, including statistical and roster-based histories that historians and researchers have continued to consult.

He spent much of his later career connected with New York State’s military administration, helping document its wartime service in detail. He died in 1909, leaving behind a body of work that joined lived experience with painstaking historical record-keeping.