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Samuel Fulkerson served as an officer in a Tennessee Regiment in the Mexican-American war
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Troop Training
Samuel Fulkerson was officially commissioned as a colonel of the 37th infantry Virginia regiment -
The Union and Confederate Armies
The first skirmish with the enemy ended with no Conferadate casualties and 2 dead and 6 wounded for the Union. -
The Fist Battle of Bull Run
Colonel Fulkerson commanded the 37th Virginia in Stonewall Jackson's Brigade. -
American Civil War
General Banks's(Union) troops and General Jackson's(Confederate) troops skirmished near the town of Winchester Virginia. -
The battle of Kernstown ended with 469 killed or wounded, and 220 missing.
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After the battle of McDowell the 37th regiment had 39 killed or wounded, and 1 missing.
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The Battle of Winchester
The Confederate army won this battle with light casualties. The 37th regiment lost no amount of men. -
The Battle of Port Republic lasted two days. It ended on June 10 and the 37th regiment had only 15 dead, and they captured 400 enemy soldiers.
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This was General Lee's first major victory. The Union lost more than 6,800 men. The Confederates lost 9,000 men. Fulkerson's 3rd Brigade had 15 wounded, 1 missing, and only two dead. One of the dead was Colonel Fulkerson.
