Approved Pension File for Josephine W. Bullis, Widow of General John L. Bullis; Company H, 126th New York Infantry Regiment (Corporal); Company A, 118th U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment (Captain); 41st U.S. Infantry Regiment (2nd Lieutenant) (WC-827648)
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Bullis, John L., 1841-1911
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John Lapham Bullis (April 17, 1841 – May 26, 1911) was a much-decorated American soldier and later an entrepreneur. He was born at Macedon, New York, the eldest of the seven children of Dr. Abram R. and Lydia P. (Lapham) Bullis. Although brought up as a Quaker, he did not attend services regularly. Bullis served in the Civil War, Indian Wars, and Spanish–American War. In the 1870s and 1880s Bullis used his knowledge of West Texas to make very shrewd investments in land. In 1886 Bullis w...