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James H. Pollock

Birth	:	22 Mar 1816 Harrison County, Kentucky, USA
Death	:	1 Sep 1896 Cowley County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	New Salem Cemetery, Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.3175011, -96.8705978
Description	:	Civil War Veteran Company K 84th Regiment Illinois Vol Infantry James Pollock inlisted into the 84th Illinois Infantry on Jan 7, 1864 and was discharged May 6, 1865 with a disability. Letter from W. M.Glabraith late 1st Lt Co K. 84th Reg, ILL. for James Pollock applying for disability. That he was severly wounded in the right leg below the knee (both bones shattered) in a charge at or near Love Joy Station,Georgia Sept 2, 1864. That after lying on the field all night he was removed to Atlanta arriving there on the morning of... Read More	Civil War Veteran Company K 84th Regiment Illinois Vol Infantry James Pollock inlisted into the 84th Illinois Infantry on Jan 7, 1864 and was discharged May 6, 1865 with a disability. Letter from W. M.Glabraith late 1st Lt Co K. 84th Reg, ILL. for James Pollock applying for disability. That he was severly wounded in the right leg below the knee (both bones shattered) in a charge at or near Love Joy Station,Georgia Sept 2, 1864. That after lying on the field all night he was removed to Atlanta arriving there on the morning of Sept 4th. That when I found him in the hospital about 9 o'clock on the morning of the 4th manifestation had set in said was then a wound to the knee. Relying that amputation was the only possible means of saving his life, as well as the necessity of amputation. I determined to have his limb amputated at whatever cost. All surgeons connected with the hospital, including Surgeon Bromler refused to perform the operation for the reason that decomposition had already progressed so far that recovery was thought to be beyond the range of possibitlities. Knowing the will and character of Mr. Pollock, his unusual strength of will and having the greatest confidence in his recuperation and in the afternoon suceeded in obtaining from Surgeon Bromler a reluctant consent to the operation which was successfully performed about 4 p.m. I cannot now recall the name of the surgeon who performed the operation. That Mr. pollock was then removed to the Hospital at Chattanooga, Tenn. where he remained about four month. That he has avery bad stump and can wear an artificial limb only a small portion of the time and then with great difficulty and inconvenience. That he is totally incapacitated to perform manual of any kind and that he is entitled to the pension he asks by every consideration of Justice and equity. No better soldier than he ever shouldered a musket. That I have no interest whatever in the prosecution of this claim. Signed July 10th, 1883. History of Mercer and Henderson Counties : together with biographical matter, statistics, etc. gathered from matter furnished by the Mercer and Henderson County Historical Societies, interviews with old settlers, county, township and other records, and extracts from files of papers, pamphlets and such other sources as have been available. Printed by H. H. Hill and Co., 1882, 1407 pages. Pages 1043 and 1044. This Bio. was written by James's wife Hetty. JAMES POLLOCK, son of John Pollock and Elizabeth Stewart, was born in Harrison county, Kentucky, March 22, 1816. His mother died while he was a babe, leaving a family of eight children, of whom James was the youngest. In 1837 his father fell a victim to cholera, and was buried at his old home. When but fifteen years old James was apprenticed to a blacksmith, near his home; but he became dissatisfied there, and a year later went to Clermont county, Ohio, where he finished his apprenticeship and wrought at his trade. In 1836 he married Hettie Smith, daughter of John Smith and Ellen McIntosh. Hettie Smith was born in the year 1818, in Clermont county, Ohio, but was reared by her grandparents of Brown county. Here she was the schoolmate and playmate of Gen. U. S. Grant, and spent many hours playing with the embryo president about his father's tanyard. By her grandparents she was instructed in the old-time duties of carding, spinning and weaving, and still recalls those as among her happiest days. In 1837 Mr. and Mrs. Pollock came to Henderson county, Illinois, settling at the village of Terre Haute. They afterward went to Indiana, and lived in Jefferson county until 1856. Again coming to Henderson county,Illinois, Mr. Pollock worked at his trade, first at Terre Haute six years; then one year at Olena. In 1862 his eldest son (William) had enlisted in the 91st reg. Ill. Vol. Inf., and the next spring the two remaining sons in the 84th. Then his heroic wife sent him, also, to look after the boys. Enlisting in Co. K, 84th reg. Ill. Vol. Inf., he joined the main army at Nashville. He saw almost continuous fighting, untill, at Jonesboro, a ball shattered his leg. A surgeon with a rude bandage stayed the flow of blood; but he lay there on the field, faint and feverish, his limb, now greatly swollen on account of tightly drawn ligature, giving unutterable pain, from three P.M. of September 2, until nine A. M. of the 3rd, twelve weary hours of constant agony. When finally he was taken to the hospital, so extensively had mortification set in, that the leg, shot off below the knee, had to be amputated half way from the knee to the hip. After several months spent in hospital, he was discharged, May 1864, at Quincy, where he had spent the days of his convalescence. His sons passed unscathed through many of the severest battles of the war, and honorably discharged, now live, William and Henton in Ringgold county,Iowa, and John in the Far West. After his discharge from the army Mr.Pollock again engaged in blacksmithing; but an unlucky stroke of the hammer broke a finger of his left hand, and rendered the hand stiff and useless for work. Through the beneficence of the government to which he so nearly gave his life, Mr. Pollock is spending his last years in modest, but assured comfort-comfort richly earned, both by him and his worthy wife, now no less heroic and honorable, though less honored than the highly exalted playmate of her youth.

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James H. Pollock's memorial is located at: New Salem Cemetery, Winfield, Cowley County, USA.
When did James H. Pollock death?
James H. Pollock death on 1 Sep 1896 in Cowley County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 37.3175011
Longitude: -96.8705978

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Parent

Spouse

Hetty I. Smith Pollock

(1818 - 1893)

Children

Pvt Henton S. Pollock

(1841 - 1920)

John S. Pollock

(1846 - 1894)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. New Salem Cemetery
Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3175011, -96.8705978

2. Floral Cemetery
Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3498500, -96.9246800

3. Tisdale Cemetery
Tisdale, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2655983, -96.8422012

4. Silver Creek Cemetery
Burden, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3013992, -96.7968979

5. Wilmot Cemetery
Wilmot, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3780400, -96.8796900

6. Winfield State Home Cemetery
Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2623100, -96.9659800

7. Burden Cemetery
Burden, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3302994, -96.7431030

8. Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Winfield
Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2604600, -96.9783500

9. Griffith Cemetery
Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2154500, -96.8973000

10. Union-Graham Cemetery
Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2542000, -96.9843979

11. Polo Cemetery
Atlanta, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4257900, -96.8416200

12. Saint Mary's Cemetery
Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2388992, -96.9725037

13. Grand Prairie Cemetery
Burden, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3591995, -96.7350006

14. Cowley County Poor Farm Cemetery
Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2228012, -96.9689026

15. Akron Cemetery
Fairview Township, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3605995, -97.0243988

16. Baltimore Cemetery
Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4081500, -96.7496900

17. Prairie Ridge Cemetery
Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1949997, -96.8071976

18. Stalter Cemetery
Rock, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4329400, -96.9693900

19. Highland Cemetery
Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2235985, -97.0014038

20. Melville - Brown Cemetery
Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1893700, -96.9509800

21. Atlanta Cemetery
Atlanta, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4322200, -96.7603800

22. Rose Valley Cemetery
Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1713982, -96.8788986

23. Cambridge Cemetery
Cambridge, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3114014, -96.6791992

24. Widener Cemetery
Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.4575005, -96.9702988