Biographical Note
William B. Fullerton was born in 1823 in Wolfboro, New Hampshire and died there at the age of 84 in 1906. He enlisted in the 12th New Hampshire Infantry August 12, 1862. He served for three years in the Union Army, spending most of the time sick in a hospital, and then working for the Quarter Master's office in Albany, New York. After discharge, he went home to Wolfboro, New Hampshire to take over the family farm. There he married and had two children.
From the guide to the William B. Fullerton Civil War Letters, 1862-1865, (bulk 1862-1885), (University of California, Santa Cruz. University Library. Special Collections and Archives)