Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-10-27

anu III Niits1 NtasNAsLlOli III iNhttiiNN
with his fami!y and again settled
near Abingdon. BY dint of per e.
= crcncc which was both honorable
and wonderful, ole Of his sons sue
ceedcd in obtaining a far education
and soon arose to the Circuit Judge !
ship over one of the most distinguish |
ed legal bars in IT,; State. His pc
silion enabled him to extend 70 the
subject cf this sketch the means tfl
a like thorough and practical cduca
tion. O. his return from the Va.
VI. Institute Gel. Fulkcrson studied
law and was preparing to embark il
the practice Of his profession. But
that great cloud of the present cen
tury, orr late civil war suddenly
oycrshadowed cur country and his
All, we're for a while buried in the
common grave Of our hopes. lie i'm
mediatcly raised company for the
Confederate service and soon thercatt-
or, a regiment and was made major
Of it Hcing ordered to Cumberland
Gap he participated in the heroic as
saults and unavoidable disasters of
Will Cat Of Fishing Creek and Of
Shiloh. In the terrible and ever
memorable conflict Of Shiloh, his
horse was shot under him and be re-
ceivcd a serious and alarming wound.
During his incapaciiy for service he
was for while imprisoned in the en-
emics lines, was afterwards ct Cor.
rinlh. and subsequently helped to win
the brilliant but bloody victory OF
Chicamauga, where lie was again
wounded, lis regiment loosing POP OF
its members. lie was afterwards
with Longstrect in tie terrible East
Tenn. campaign, and aided in Il e
disastrous seige' and deadly repulse
at Knoxville. Being transferred TO
the army of Nor;hcrn Virginia, after
raising second regiment Of which he
became Colonel, he passed through
the Grcry defense Of Drewrys Bluff,
was afterwards wounded at Walthalls
junction, aided in "bottling But
Ter at Bermuda Hundred, aud partic-
ipated in the brilliant and stubborn
defense of Petersburg, in which he
was finally captured on the 18th day
of June 1851. From this period UNI
til August 1863 he was an inmate Of
federal prisons On his return to
Abingdon he found the County in the
enjoyment Of peace which had eX-
listed for five months. Many of those
who have vainly endcavored to inju:c
him IN the present canvass had been
for several years in the enjoyment Of
the sweets Of home. It is worthy Of
record that he was then possessed Of
the remembrance Of a family but not
one dollar in money or property. In
this uncnviable condition he was met
by very few friendly hands, but rcsc-
lut2Iy and unaided entered on an un-
propitious future. lie Ggtin studied
law and in 1866 removed to Bristol,
where he has since resided.
Col. Fulkerson is true Vireinian
and S wholly devoted t. the interest
of Washington County. In five years
he has succeeded in ob.airing recog-
nation as one Of the most prompt and
promising attorneys in the South
west. and has obtained in connection
with 9Ir. York. very fine practice.
IIc is opposed to corruption, chicanc-
~ and fraud and strikes them in all |
their forms wherever he finds them. /
\ year ago he became a director of
the great \. ". & O. r. Il, and has 1
ranked as one Of the formcst men
of that board. Forcsccing that
our short al d disjointed links Of rail !
way must fall an early and easy prey
to the covetous Gts: gns of foreigners
he joined in the work OF welding
them into solid unit, symboIical of
the strength they would soon be call
ed upon to exert for self preservation.
Knowing too. that this great measure
alone could build the Cumberland
Gap road, which commands and con-
trolls all other probable connections,
he has devoted himself particularly
TO the work. He has long been con-
,picuoTs and earnest advocate of the
IA G. w, r. r. knowing that it
would develope and accommodate
the entire south side of the County.
as well as greatly promote the growth
and Importance of the rising young
town of Goodson. His earlypoverty.
the hard life Of devoted soldier and
bis signal success in business, his eE-
crgy, patriotism and high sense of
honor. have attestcd the existence of
4 capacity to understand the will and
necessities of the people, and the
will to devote himself thoroughly to
hem. lie believes in the right of
he people to choose their own officers
md representatives, and as he has