Bio: Charles H. Fullerton :Pittsfield, Merrimack Co, New Hampshire **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net. Submitted by: Rick Giirtman rickman@worldpath.net Date: March 16, 2001 **************************************************************************** From the Book 'History of Pittsfield, N. H. in the Rebellion' by H. L. Robinson, published 1893 CHARLES H. FULLERTON was a member of Company E, Fourth regiment New Hampshire volunteers. He was mustered into service September 18, 1861. January 1, 1864, he reenlisted in the same company, and February 21 he took his furlough of thirty days and came home. During all of his absence from town he had entered a building but three times, had not passed a night under a roof, or slept in a bed. At the expiration of his furlough he returned to his command, and served to the close of the war. Comrade Fullerton was a man of iron constitution, but the exposure of army life broke him down, and he never regained his health. He died in this town, November 26, 1871. He was a son of Andrew D. and Maria J. (Colley) Fullerton, and was born in Newmarket, September 12, 1835, came to Pittsfield about 1857, and was a farmer by occupation. He was with his regiment at Washington, Annapolis, Fort Munroe, Hilton Head, S. C., Fernandina, and St. Augustine, Fla. On the 22d of October, 1862, he took part in the Battle of Pocotaligo Bridge, when the regiment lost twenty-seven men. July 20, 1863, he with his regiment encamped on Morris Island. In September and October, 1864, he was in front of Petersburg. September 29 was in the charge on Fort Gilmore. December, 1864, he went on the expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C. On Christmas day they landed three miles from the fort, drove the enemy back inside their fortifications, and remained all night; the next day they were ordered to re-embark and come back to Virginia. He was in every engagement in which his regiment took part, and came home without receiving a wound of any kind.