James H. Pollard
James H. Pollard was born around 1832 in Oneida County, New York, to Harvey Pollard. He married a woman named Loraine, and their son Floyd was born around 1858. They lived in Westmoreland, New York, and he worked as a carpenter. By 1860, he owned $800 of real estate and $520 of personal property.
 
He enlisted in the Union army on October 15, 1861, and he mustered in as a private in the 1st New York Engineers. According to his service records, he was 5 feet, 5 inches tall, with brown hair and hazel eyes. The regiment took part in the siege of Charleston, the Bermuda Hundred campaign, and the siege of Petersburg. He eventually became an artificer, and he mustered out on June 30, 1865.
 
He settled in Hartland, New York, after the war and resumed his work as a carpenter. By 1870, he owned $2,800 of real estate and $730 of personal property. They moved to Middleport, New York, in the 1870s. He applied for a federal pension in January 1886 and eventually received one. His wife apparently died in the early 1880s, and he married a woman named Mary around 1882. Their daughter Martha was born around 1883. By 1900, the family was living in Royalton, New York. He died in 1904.
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(4970)Pollard, James H.18321904
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Private
  • Rank out: Artificer
  • Rank highest: Artificer
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 19

  • (13821) [writer] ~ James H. Pollard to Sister, 21 November 1861
  • (13822) [writer] ~ James H. Pollard to Friends, 5 June 1864
  • (13823) [writer] ~ James H. Pollard to Carrie Pratt, 14 June 1864
  • (13824) [writer] ~ James H. Pollard to Carrie Pratt, 11 July 1864
  • (13825) [writer] ~ James H. Pollard to Loraine Pollard, 16 October 186X
  • (13826) [recipient] ~ Unknown to James H. Pollard, 17 October 1897
  • (13827) [writer] ~ James H. Pollard to Brother, undated
  • (13828) [writer] ~ James H. Pratt to Unknown, undated
  • (13829) [writer] ~ James H. Pollard to Martha A. Pratt, 8 December 1878
  • (13830) [associated with] ~ Joseph Walker Statement, 18 March 1864
  • (13831) [writer] ~ James H. Pollard to Loraine Pollard, undated
  • (13832) [associated with] ~ Eugene A. Hinds Statement, undated
  • (13833) [writer] ~ James H. Pollard to Family, 15 August 1863
  • (13834) [writer] ~ James H. Pollard to Loraine Pollard, 23 August 1863
  • (13835) [writer] ~ James H. Pollard to Loraine Pollard, undated
  • (13836) [writer] ~ James H. Pollard to Martha A. Pratt and Parsons S. Pratt, 26 January 1864
  • (13837) [writer] ~ James H. Pollard to Family, 23 February 1864
  • (13838) [writer] ~ James H. Pollard to Martha A. Pratt, 15 May 1864
  • (13839) [writer] ~ James H. Pollard to Parsons S. Pratt and Martha A. Pratt, 3 May 1864

People - Records: 5

  • (4970) Pollard, James H. is the [aunt/uncle of] (4979) Pratt, Carrie
  • (4971) Pratt, Martha Ann is the [sibling of] (4970) Pollard, James H.
  • (4972) Pollard, Loraine is the [wife of] (4970) Pollard, James H.
  • (4973) Hinds, Eugene A. is the [friend of] (4970) Pollard, James H.
  • (4976) Pratt, Parsons Stewart is the [sibling-in-law of] (4970) Pollard, James H.

Places - Records: 1

  • (690) [birth] ~ Oneida County, New York

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Regiments - Records: 1

  • (1110) [enlisted] ~ 1st New York Engineers
SOURCES

1860, 1870, 1880, and 1900 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Military Service Records of James H. Pollard, available from Fold3.com; General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, available from Ancestry.com