Greene County PA Archives Obituaries.....M’Cullough, John Fulton  May 31, 1864
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 Presbyterian banner. (Pittsburgh, Pa.): July 20, 1864
Died at Regimental Hospital, White House, Va., May 31st, 1864, Captain John Fulton
M'Cullough, aged 23 years and a few days. The deceased was the only son of the late
Evan M'Cullough, of Greene County, Pa. In the Summer of 1861, Captain M'Cullough
promptly responded to the President's call for volunteers, and, as a private,
entered the ranks of Co. F, 1st Pa. Cav., in which he served till after the death of
his father, when be was honorably discharged, and returned home to aid in the
settlement of the paternal estate… Within a promptness and patriotic ardor worthy of
all praise, he entered the service as Captain of Co. A, 140th Reg't P. V., in which
position he displayed qualities such as soon won the confidence of his men and gave
promise of early promotion to a higher rank. He bore a gallant part in the battle of
Gettysburg, where he received a wound in one of his limbs, which disabled him for a
time, when he availed himself of the opportunity of revisiting his friends. On
returning to his command, he became eligible to the Majorship of his regiment, a
commission for which was issued, but too late for his acceptance. After the opening
of the Spring campaign under Lieut. Gen. Grant, Capt. M'Cullough, in the absence of
Col. Frazer, assumed regimental command, in which position he was acting on the
first day of the battle of Cold Harbor, when he received the wound of which he
shortly afterwards died… A commission for the Colonelcy of the 183d Reg’t., P. V.,
was forwarded, but did not reach his quarters until after his death. His remains
were sent to his friends in Jefferson, where they were followed by a large concourse
of citizens to the family burying ground and interred; after which appropriate
funeral services were performed, in which Rev. Dr. James Sloan and others
participated... 

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