Fuger assumed command of the battery after the death of Alonzo Cushing and fired the remaining rounds of cannister then fought Pickett's men hand-to-hand.
For his gallant action, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and later received the Medal of Honor.
By his figuring, he was present at 63 Civil War battles and minor engagements and was slightly wounded twice: once in the head at the Battle of White Oak Swamp June 30, 1862 and in the left arm at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862.He was brevetted to 1st Lt., U.S. Army for meritorious service at the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House.
Other promotions: 1st Lt. 4th Artillery December 1865
Captain 4th Artillery March 1887
Major 4th Artillery 1899
Retired at age 64 in June 1900. In April 1904 promoted to Lt. Colonel.
Lt. Col. Frederick Fuger died in Washington, D.C. on October 13, 1913 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Quite a Life. --Old Secesh
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