- Frederick Phisterer, Union Captain, and Major General, Medal of Honor Recipient, 18 th Infantry and New York Militia - New York In The War Of The Rebellion 1861 to 1865 by Philtered. Frederick, First edition. 532 pages. INSCRIBED by Phisterer to New York Adjutant, Major General Josiah Porter (Cook’s Battery, Massachusetts Light Infantry), who graduated from Harvard in 1852 and joined the Boston Light Artillery (later "Cook's Battery") that year. In 1860 Porter was commissioned First Lieutenant of the battery in December 1860 and mustered with them for 3 months Federal service on 18 May 1861. Porter then helped organize a 3-year battery, the First Battery (later "A"), Massachusetts Light, and mustered as their Captain on 28 August 1861. Porter resigned his commission and was discharged on 27 September 1862. By 1867 Porter commanded the 22nd Regiment, New York National Guard, as Major. Porter was promoted to Colonel in 1869 then Major General and New York Adjutant General in 1886; he served in that post to his death of a stroke in 1894. Pages yellowed. About the author, Frederick Phisterer from Wikipedia: “Phisterer was born in Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg. He joined the Army from Medina County, Ohio, in December 1855, and served in the 3rd Artillery Regiment for 5 years. He re-enlisted with the 18th Infantry Regiment in July 1861, and was commissioned as an officer the following October. He eventually rose to the rank of captain, and was honorably discharged in August 1870. He was a longtime officer of the New York Militia, and played a large role in the militia's reorganization as part of the National Guard. He attained the rank of colonel, and was promoted to the brevet rank of brigadier general for his service to organize and train soldiers for the Spanish–American War. He acted as New York's Adjutant General in 1901 and 1902, and was promoted to brevet major general at his retirement as recognition of his many years of successful service. General Phisterer was a companion of the New York Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States and a member of the Order of Indian Wars of the United States. On December 12, 1894, Phisterer was recognized for actions at the Battle of Stones River at Murfreesboro, Tennessee in December 1862 and January 1863; the site of the fighting is now the Stones River National Battlefield. His Medal of Honor citation states: “The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant (Infantry) Frederick Phisterer, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 31 December 1862, while serving with 18th U.S. Infantry, in action at Stone River, Tennessee. First Lieutenant 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.”