Richard J. (Richard Johnson) Fulfer

Richard J. Fulfer is known for A History of the Trials and Hardships of the Twenty-Fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, a work first published in 1913. Library and catalog records consistently identify him as the author of that book, and the text itself presents the account as one drawn from notes he kept during the Civil War.

That background shapes the book's appeal. Rather than offering a distant overview, Fulfer wrote from lived experience, using his wartime memorandum to reconstruct the movements, struggles, and routines of an Indiana regiment. The result is a practical, eyewitness narrative that speaks to readers interested in military history, local history, and personal accounts of the American Civil War.

Biographical information about Fulfer is limited in the sources I could confirm. The dates 1843–1924 appear in genealogical records, but the clearest verifiable picture is of a veteran-author whose reputation rests on a single enduring regimental history that has remained accessible through major digital libraries and public-domain archives.