Abram Fulkerson
Born: May 13, 1834Birthplace: Washington County, Virginia
Father: Captain Abraham Fulkerson Sr. 1789 – 1859
(Buried: Sinking Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, Virginia)
Mother: Margaret Laughlin Vance 1796 – 1864
(Buried: Sinking Spring Cemetery, Abingdon, Virginia)
Wife: Eliza Range 1830 – 1923
Children:
Samuel Vance Fulkerson 1863 – 1926
(Buried: East Hill Cemetery, Bristol, Tennessee)
Robert G. Fulkerson 1864 – 1902
Education:
1857: Graduated from Virginia Military Institute
Occupation before War:
Teacher in Rogersville, Tennessee, and Palmyra, Virginia
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain of Company K, 19th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Major of 19th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1862 – 1863: Lt. Colonel of 63rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1863: Wounded during the Battle of Chickamauga
1863 – 1865: Colonel of 63rd Tennessee Infantry Regiment
1864: Captured during the Petersburg, Virginia Campaign
1864 – 1865: Prisoner of War, held by the Union Army
One of the Immortal 600
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Bristol, Virginia
1871 – 1873: Member of Virginia State House of Delegates
1877 – 1879: Virginia State Senator
1881 – 1883: United States Congressman from Virginia
1888: Member of Virginia State House of Delegates
1896: Delegate to Gold Democratic Party National Convention
Died: December 17, 1902
Place of Death: Bristol, Virginia
Cause of Death: Effects of Stroke
Age at time of Death: 68 years old
Burial Place: East Hill Cemetery, Bristol, Tennessee
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