Frederick Phisterer

MEDAL OF HONOR 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.

Rank: First Lieutenant
Conflicts: Civil War
Organization: U.S. Army

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