He was the third son of James Fullerton and Ann Dale Clark and grew up on their North Beaver Township farm.
On June 8, 1861 at the age of 23, he enlisted in Battery B, 1st Pennsylvania, Volunteer Light Artillery (VLA) and was mustered in on June 28, 1861 as a Private. He was promoted to Corporal August 8, 1861, then Sergeant on October 12, 1861, and with his command participated in the engagements at Drainsville, Seven Days' Fight before Richmond, Second Bull Run, South Mountain, and Antietam. During the war, he contracted rheumatism and was injured by a shell explosion in front of Richmond in June 1862. After spending 2 weeks in a Washington DC hospital, he was discharged at Brooks Station, Virginia, on surgeon's certificate of disability, December 13, 1862. His Civil War card file describes him as 6 ft tall, blue eyes, light hair, light complexion and a farmer at Mt. Jackson. He was a member of New Castle Post 100, G.A.R.
Walter married Maria Reed, July 2, 1863 at Mt. Jackson, PA. They had six children, John Reynolds, James Norman, Tille A., Martha Grace, William Danforth, and Charles Dale. He was a member of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania for the year 1879 on the Republican ticket. He also held the local offices of judge, inspector, and clerk of election board and overseer of the poor. Maria died in 1885 after an illness of several months. Walter next married widow Margaret Elizabeth (nee Michael) Emery (born Aug 7, 1850) on November 2, 1887 at New Castle.
He died of pneumonia at his home on the corner of N. Mercer and North Streets in New Castle where he'd moved three years earlier from North Beaver Township. He died after having been in Pittsburgh to care for his son William who was also ill with pneumonia. He was taken to his country home and buried in Westfield cemetery.
Sources :
1. History of the Family of James Fullerton and Margaret Sharp (1901, 1949 and 2011 editions)
2. 1887 marriage license
3. 1898 obituaries
4. Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen (pgs 616-617)
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Walter enrolled in Battery B, 212th Regt. (1st Pa. Light Arty.), Volunteers.
On June 8, 1861 at the age of 23, he enlisted in Battery B, 1st Pennsylvania, Volunteer Light Artillery (VLA) and was mustered in on June 28, 1861 as a Private. He was promoted to Corporal August 8, 1861, then Sergeant on October 12, 1861, and with his command participated in the engagements at Drainsville, Seven Days' Fight before Richmond, Second Bull Run, South Mountain, and Antietam. During the war, he contracted rheumatism and was injured by a shell explosion in front of Richmond in June 1862. After spending 2 weeks in a Washington DC hospital, he was discharged at Brooks Station, Virginia, on surgeon's certificate of disability, December 13, 1862. His Civil War card file describes him as 6 ft tall, blue eyes, light hair, light complexion and a farmer at Mt. Jackson. He was a member of New Castle Post 100, G.A.R.
Walter married Maria Reed, July 2, 1863 at Mt. Jackson, PA. They had six children, John Reynolds, James Norman, Tille A., Martha Grace, William Danforth, and Charles Dale. He was a member of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania for the year 1879 on the Republican ticket. He also held the local offices of judge, inspector, and clerk of election board and overseer of the poor. Maria died in 1885 after an illness of several months. Walter next married widow Margaret Elizabeth (nee Michael) Emery (born Aug 7, 1850) on November 2, 1887 at New Castle.
He died of pneumonia at his home on the corner of N. Mercer and North Streets in New Castle where he'd moved three years earlier from North Beaver Township. He died after having been in Pittsburgh to care for his son William who was also ill with pneumonia. He was taken to his country home and buried in Westfield cemetery.
Sources :
1. History of the Family of James Fullerton and Margaret Sharp (1901, 1949 and 2011 editions)
2. 1887 marriage license
3. 1898 obituaries
4. Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen (pgs 616-617)
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Walter enrolled in Battery B, 212th Regt. (1st Pa. Light Arty.), Volunteers.
He was the third son of James Fullerton and Ann Dale Clark and grew up on their North Beaver Township farm.
On June 8, 1861 at the age of 23, he enlisted in Battery B, 1st Pennsylvania, Volunteer Light Artillery (VLA) and was mustered in on June 28, 1861 as a Private. He was promoted to Corporal August 8, 1861, then Sergeant on October 12, 1861, and with his command participated in the engagements at Drainsville, Seven Days' Fight before Richmond, Second Bull Run, South Mountain, and Antietam. During the war, he contracted rheumatism and was injured by a shell explosion in front of Richmond in June 1862. After spending 2 weeks in a Washington DC hospital, he was discharged at Brooks Station, Virginia, on surgeon's certificate of disability, December 13, 1862. His Civil War card file describes him as 6 ft tall, blue eyes, light hair, light complexion and a farmer at Mt. Jackson. He was a member of New Castle Post 100, G.A.R.
Walter married Maria Reed, July 2, 1863 at Mt. Jackson, PA. They had six children, John Reynolds, James Norman, Tille A., Martha Grace, William Danforth, and Charles Dale. He was a member of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania for the year 1879 on the Republican ticket. He also held the local offices of judge, inspector, and clerk of election board and overseer of the poor. Maria died in 1885 after an illness of several months. Walter next married widow Margaret Elizabeth (nee Michael) Emery (born Aug 7, 1850) on November 2, 1887 at New Castle.
He died of pneumonia at his home on the corner of N. Mercer and North Streets in New Castle where he'd moved three years earlier from North Beaver Township. He died after having been in Pittsburgh to care for his son William who was also ill with pneumonia. He was taken to his country home and buried in Westfield cemetery.
Sources :
1. History of the Family of James Fullerton and Margaret Sharp (1901, 1949 and 2011 editions)
2. 1887 marriage license
3. 1898 obituaries
4. Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen (pgs 616-617)
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Walter enrolled in Battery B, 212th Regt. (1st Pa. Light Arty.), Volunteers.
On June 8, 1861 at the age of 23, he enlisted in Battery B, 1st Pennsylvania, Volunteer Light Artillery (VLA) and was mustered in on June 28, 1861 as a Private. He was promoted to Corporal August 8, 1861, then Sergeant on October 12, 1861, and with his command participated in the engagements at Drainsville, Seven Days' Fight before Richmond, Second Bull Run, South Mountain, and Antietam. During the war, he contracted rheumatism and was injured by a shell explosion in front of Richmond in June 1862. After spending 2 weeks in a Washington DC hospital, he was discharged at Brooks Station, Virginia, on surgeon's certificate of disability, December 13, 1862. His Civil War card file describes him as 6 ft tall, blue eyes, light hair, light complexion and a farmer at Mt. Jackson. He was a member of New Castle Post 100, G.A.R.
Walter married Maria Reed, July 2, 1863 at Mt. Jackson, PA. They had six children, John Reynolds, James Norman, Tille A., Martha Grace, William Danforth, and Charles Dale. He was a member of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania for the year 1879 on the Republican ticket. He also held the local offices of judge, inspector, and clerk of election board and overseer of the poor. Maria died in 1885 after an illness of several months. Walter next married widow Margaret Elizabeth (nee Michael) Emery (born Aug 7, 1850) on November 2, 1887 at New Castle.
He died of pneumonia at his home on the corner of N. Mercer and North Streets in New Castle where he'd moved three years earlier from North Beaver Township. He died after having been in Pittsburgh to care for his son William who was also ill with pneumonia. He was taken to his country home and buried in Westfield cemetery.
Sources :
1. History of the Family of James Fullerton and Margaret Sharp (1901, 1949 and 2011 editions)
2. 1887 marriage license
3. 1898 obituaries
4. Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen (pgs 616-617)
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Walter enrolled in Battery B, 212th Regt. (1st Pa. Light Arty.), Volunteers.
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WALTER
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MARIA
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