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Reynolds (JOHN FULTON an American)

JOHN FULTON, an American military officer; born in Lancaster, Pa., Sept. 20, 1820; was graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1841; as 1st lieutenant served in the Mexican War in 1846-1847; was promoted captain in 1855; and was appointed commandant at West Point in 1859. At the beginning of the Civil War he was appointed a lieutenant-colonel of volunteers; led a brigade in the Seven Days' battles, in June, 1862, near Richmond, when he so distinguished himself for skill and bravery that he was given the brevets of colonel and brigadier-general, U. S. A.

In 1863 he succeeded Hooker in command of the 1st Army Corps; in 1863 was promoted Major-General of volunteers. His corps was the vanguard at Gettysburg, where he was killed, July 1, 1863.