home was historically preserved by Caroline Foster, who bequeathed it to the Morris County Park System in 1979. It is now part of the Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, where guests can attend tours of the home. The years 1857 and 1858 found Revere touring Europe where he claimed to have served as "a military consultant for numerous governments." with his friend, Union army general Phil Kearny. Revere also went to India, where the United Kingdom awarded him the Indian Mutiny Medal for helping suppress the Indian Rebellion of 1857–58. On September 25 1859, Frances Jane Revere died at the age of 10 of pneumonia. The family was "grief stricken" and travelled to Europe in November, coming back the following year. Possibly during this time, Revere was present at the Battle of Sulferino during the Second Italian War of Independence. Civil War service In 1852, while on a steamboat in Mississippi, Revere discussed astrology with Stonewall Jackson, who was a deep believer of the subject. Though Revere was skeptical, he provided Jackson "the necessary data for calculating a horoscope; and in the course of a few months, [he] received from him a letter, which [he] preserved, enclosing a scheme of [Revere's] nativity." Jackson predicted a "culmination of the malign aspect" in the first days of May 1863. This would align with the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 3, 1863, the battle that led to Revere's court-martial. Revere returned to the US in 1860. When the Civil War began in 1861, Revere tried to join the Union Navy but was informed that there were no officer slots available for him. Having been appointed as head of the New Jersey Militia during the governorship of Rodman Price, Revere decided to enlist in the Union Army. In 1861, Revere accepted a commission as Colonel of the 7th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry. He led it into the Peninsula Campaign and the Seven Days Battle. In August 1862, Revere fought at the Second Battle of Bull Run. The Union Army commended him for his bravery, but "the brutality he encountered left Revere badly shaken." During this battle, he received a wound that severely damaged his right leg, leading to difficulty walking. In October 1862, Joseph Revere was promoted to brigadier general of U.S. Volunteers. During the Peninsula campaign, Revere's regiment suffered many deaths, and he contracted rheumatic fever. Afterwards, Revere went to Washington DC while Union