Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-30
A RING, A HAT AND A FLAG
STAFF
That Have an Interesting HistOry-Ful-
Ter Leaves MementOes Behind.
from ne Atieliata Constitution.


"That ring was on my brothers. finger
when he was killed at Charlottesville in
49," said Tom Fuller. the baiIif. Mon
day, as he held up small gold ring to
the gaze Of the crowd, in which he was
talking.
The ring was small plain band with a
red round set. Its sides were worn smooth
and only the slightest suggestion Of the
once heavy chasing remained. The ring
looked old and worthless but its history
gives It'll value to the Fuller family which
nothing can outweigh.
Eyes, 1t was on his finger when
he was killed." continued Mr..
Fuller, after the crowd had ex-
amined it, "and it was buried on the
battlefield with him. He was shot on the
same day Stonewal Jackson WAS
wounded. My brother, A, d. Fuller, has
the hat my brother had on when killed,
and that hat has the hole the minnie ball
made in it,"
And Tom Fuller spoke the truth.
When the war broke out w. A. Fuller,
the Alabama street merchant; A. ID. Full
Ter, the stock yard man on Peters street,
and Peyt0n W. Fuller were young men
in Habersham county, and when the call
for troops was made they all responded.
Peyton Fuller was in Phillips legion, and
early In the war was made color bearer.
At the battle of Fredericksburg 80 balls
pierced the flag, and the staff was
shattered three times, when the gallant
soldier picked it up in his hand
and, springing forward, yelled, "COme on,
boys!" After that bloody battle Mr.. Fuller
went over the field and found piece of
now has it. The piece Of flagstaff shows
the staff about our feet long. This he sent
to his home and his brother, A. d. Fuller,
plainly where the bullets Clipped pieces
out of it as the bearer held it high above
the fighting soldiers heads. After the
battle of fredericksburg Mr.. Fuller was
made Lieutenant, and at the battle of
Charlottesville he was killed while lead
ing a charge. In the middle OF the day,
when the balls were flying thickest, a
charge was ordered, and Lieut.. Fuller
sprang forward, yelling:
''COme on, bOysH'
At that instant a minnie ball struck
him in the forehead, and, passing entirely
through his head, killed him instantly.
When the ball struck Lieutenant Fuller
he had his hat on his head The ball
struck his hat on the band and passing
through, entered the head. When
Lieutenant Fuller dropped, his brother,
Mr.. A. d. Fuller, was about three hum
bred yards to his right, and his brother,
Mr.. W. A. Fuller, about as far to his
left. They both saw their brothers. dar-
ing leap, when he sprang forward and or
dered his men 10 follow, and they both
saw him fall. After the battle. Mr.. w.
A. Fuller found his brothers. body and
had it buried in a lady's yard. The body
was not placed in a coffin, for there were
no cOflins, but it was wrapped
in the soldiers blanket and
laid under the sod. When Mr.. Fuller
found his dead brother his hat was beside
him. TIE hat was covered with blood
and the hole in front showed where the
ball entered, and the one behind showed
where it came out. The bat was sent to
the dead soldiers mother, and was kept
by her until recently, when Mr.. A. ID.
Fuller obtained it. Long after the battle
the body of the dead Lieutenant was ex-
humed and brought to his Georgia home
for burial When the body reached Geor-
gia one of his sisters took the ring of his
finger. 1t was there when he was killed.
1t was buried with him, and when he was
taken up it was still with him, and 1t is
now treasured by the Fuller family.