Again, we remember Bullis family members who have served their country through military service.
Philip Bullis, born circa 1630 in England. Philip was a mariner who immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts. He served in Major Savage's Company under Lieut. Gillam from 1675 to 1676 on the Connecticut River during King Philip's War.
Son of John Bullis, born circa 1695 in Dutchess County, New York. John married and had eight sons who grew up on the Bullis Homestead in Dutchess County. One of these sons was a general in the French and Indian War.
Charles Bullis, born 1723 in Greenwich, Connecticut. He later moved to Manchester, Vermont. He served in the Revolutionary War in Captain Gideon Brownson's Company, Warner Regiment, Vermont Militia.
John Lapham Bullis, born 1841 in Macedon, New York. In 1862, he enlisted in the Volunteer Army and was commissioned in 1864, seeing extensive service during the Civil War. He continued his military service in Texas and Mexico with the Buffalo Soldiers, served in the Phillipines and Cuba during the Spanish-American War, and ended his career after President Theodore Roosevelt appointed him Brigadier General in 1904.
Charles R. Bullis, born 1891 in Macedon, New York. He enlisted in the Army on September 26, 1917 and was discharged on December 11, 1918. He served as a Private in the 20th Company, 157 Depot Brigade during World War I. He was stationed at Camp McClellan, Alabama, for part of that time.
To these Bullis men and to all the men and women who have served and are serving in our Armed Forces, we say as sincere "Thank You."
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On Veterans Day I honored my 3rd Great Grandfather German Bullis who served honorably in the Civil War.
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According to the Civil War Service Records, German Bullis was in the H Company, his unit was 32 Iowa Infantry, his Rank-Induction was a Private and his Rank-Discharge was Private. His Allegiance was the Union.
According to the American Civil War Soldiers Records, German was living in Franklin County, Iowa when he enlisted. His enlistment date was 22 December 1863. He was 40 years old at that time.
German Bullis was blind in one eye when he went to the Civil War in 1863. While in service fighting a fire in battle in 1864, he lost the sight of the other eye and was discharged with 1 year in service; therefore was totally blind the last 40 years of his life. In 1879, Ira Bullis of Princeton, Minnesota (German's brother) came to visit him in Belmond, Iowa for a brief visit. The brothers had not met for 26 years and you may depend there was a good deal of cordiality in their handshake as they greeted each other once more.
Elizabeth and German not only had their own 12 children, but they adopted a 13th child; they took their brother William Nelson McNutt's baby son, George Albert McNutt to raise when he was only 5 days old, after his mother Susanna died. When their son Charles' wife Charlotte died, they took their 3 grandchildren to raise, Laura Jane Bullis, James Franklin Bullis, and Charlotte "Lottie" Alvira Bullis.
German died just 11 days before his 81st birthday.
Tombstone Records of Wright County, Iowa
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