Title:
Pulford, John
Collection Number:
PH.18486
Collection Number:
unknown
Type of Resource:
Image
Genre:
cabinet photograph
Subject:
Pulford, John
Subject:
John Pulford
Subject:
American Civil War
Subject:
Fifth Michigan Infantry
Subject:
5th Michigan Infantry
Subject:
U.S. Volunteers
Subject:
Nineteenth U.S. Infantry
Subject:
19th U.S. Infantry
Subject:
Thirty-seventh U.S. Infantry
Subject:
37th U.S. Infantry
Subject:
first lieutenant
Subject:
captain
Subject:
major
Subject:
lieutenant colonel
Subject:
colonel
Subject:
brevet brigadier general
Subject:
Fort Wayne (Mich.)
Subject:
Yorktown (Va.) History Siege, 1862
Subject:
Williamsburg, Battle of, Williamsburg, Va., 1862
Subject:
Fair Oaks, Battle of, Va., 1862
Subject:
White Oak Swamp, Battle of, Va., 1862
Subject:
Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863
Subject:
Malvern Hill, Battle of, Va., 1862
Subject:
Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862
Subject:
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
Subject:
Kelly's Ford, Battle of, Va., 1863
Subject:
Mine Run Campaign, Va., 1863
Subject:
Wilderness, Battle of the, Va., 1864
Subject:
Petersburg Crater, Battle of, Va., 1864
Subject:
Boydton Plank Road, Battle of, Va., 1864
Date Created:
1861-1865
Use Restrictions:
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Description:
Portrait of John Pulford, 1861-1865. Entered service in company A, Fifth Infantry, at organization, as First Lieutenant, June 19, 1861, at Fort Wayne, for 3 years, age 24. Commisioned June 10, 1861. Mustered Aug. 28, 1861. Commissioned Captain, company C, May 15, 1862. Mustered Jan. 17, 1863. Wounded in action at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862. Commissioned Major Dec. 14, 1862. Commissioned Lieutenant Colonel May 3, 1863. Mustered May 3, 1863. Wounded in action at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863, and at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864. Commissioned Colonel June 10, 1864. Mustered July 12, 1864. Wounded in action at Boydton Plank Road Oct. 27, 1864. Commanding First Brigade, Provost Division, June 27, 1865. Brevet Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers, May 31, 1865, for good conduct and meritorious services during the war. Mustered out at Jeffersonville, Ind., July 5, 1865. In battles of Yorktown, Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Peach Orchard, Charles City Cross Roads, Cedars, Chancellorsville, Malvern Hill, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Wapping Heights, Auburn, Kelly's Ford, Locust Grove, Mine Run, Wilderness, Deep Bottom, Petersburg and Boydton Plank Road. Second Lieutenant, Nineteenth U. S. Infantry, Feb. 23, 1866. First Lieutenant Feb. 23, 1866. Transferred to Thirty-seventh Infantry Sept. 21, 1866. Unassigned May 19, 1869. Retired with rank of Colonel, U. S. Army, Dec. 15, 1870, with randk of Lieutenant Colonel March 3, 1875, with randk of Colonel March 13, 1878 for wounds received in line of duty while serving as a Colonel of Volunteers. Died July 11, 1896.
