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Sergeant · U.S. Army

Frederick W. Fuger

Sergeant Frederick W. Fuger, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on July 3, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War July 3, 1863Born in Germany

Sergeant Frederick W. Fuger, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on July 3, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Battery A, 4th U.S. Artillery. Fuger was 27 years old.

30 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on August 24, 1897, 34 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, Ret..

Fuger was born on June 18, 1836 in Wurttemberg, Germany — one of 130 recipients born in Germany. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York, New York. Fuger died on October 13, 1913 in Washington, District of Columbia, at the age of 77. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.

Fuger is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.

Official Medal of Honor citation

All the officers of his battery having been killed or wounded and five of its guns disabled in Pickett's assault, he succeeded to the command and fought the remaining gun with most distinguished gallantry until the battery was ordered withdrawn.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Places

  • Born: Göppingen — map
  • Died: Washington, D.C. — map
  • Buried: Arlington National Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. June 18, 1836
    Born in Wurttemberg, Germany
  2. July 3, 1863
    Act of valor — Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
    Age 27. Battery A, 4th U.S. Artillery
  3. August 24, 1897
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. October 13, 1913
    Died in Washington, District of Columbia
    Age 77.
  5. Resting place
    Arlington National Cemetery
    Arlington, Virginia

Biography

Frederick W. Füger (June 18, 1836 – October 13, 1913) was a German American enlisted man and officer in the U.S. Army. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Battle of Gettysburg while defending the Union position on Cemetery Ridge against Pickett's Charge on July 3, 1863.

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Also honored for actions on July 3, 1863

EB Elijah William Bacon Private · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ George Greenville Benedict Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 MB Morris Brown Jr. Captain · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ HC Hugh Carey Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ JC John E. Clopp Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Alonzo H. Cushing First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ JD Joseph H. Decastro Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 GD George H. Dore Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 Benjamin Frank Falls Color Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ CF Christopher Flynn Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 William B. Hincks Sergeant Major · Army Civil War · 1863 Benjamin H. Jellison Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863

See all 31 recipients for July 3, 1863 →

More Civil War recipients from New York

SO Stephen O'Neill Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 James Quinlan Major · Army Civil War · 1862 JS John Sullivan Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1864 HC Hartwell B. Compson Major · Army Civil War · 1865 AB Amos Bradley Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1862 TE Thomas English Signal Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1865
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.