Isaac James Pollock
(Isaac James4, John3, John2,
Robert1 Pollock)
(Isaac James4, Mary3, William2,
Mercer1 Norton)
BIRTH: 21 Jun 1833
DEATH: 31 Aug 1886, Hardy, Arkansas
OCCUPATION: School and singing teacher
CENSUS: 1850, Tippah Co., MS
1860,
Tippah Co., MS
1870,
Tippah Co., MS
1880,
Fulton Co., Arkansas
BURIAL: UNKNOWN, Highland Cemetery, Hardy, Arkansas
Father: John POLLOCK
Mother: Mary NORTON
WIFE 1 : Eluira ORSHBURN
MARRIAGE: 27 Jul 1854
Isaac
James and Eluira's Children:
1.
Sarah Eluira "Sug" POLLOCK
WIFE 2 : Martha
Emily NORTON
MARRIAGE: 2 May 1859, Tippah County, MS
Isaac
James and Martha's Children:
1.
John Edward POLLOCK
2.
Frances Elizabeth POLLOCK
3.
Mary Ann POLLOCK
4.
Nancy Emily POLLOCK
5.
William Lee POLLOCK
6.
Mills Bennett POLLOCK
7.
Isaac Jackson POLLOCK
8.
Ida Parthena POLLOCK
9.
Jesse POLLOCK
10.
J. F. Marvin POLLOCK
11.
James Jacob POLLOCK
12.
Gracie Alico POLLOCK
Isaac James was a school and singing teacher. He and his wife, Martha Emily moved near Hardy, Arkansas before 1886, he made a note at a Ripley, Miss bank in 1865 (hand written notes states 1861). Isaac James, his father John, and Isaac's son Mills Bennett Pollock are all buried in Highland Cemetery near Hardy, Arkansas, but have no grave markers. The Pollocks left Arkansas around 1900 and most of them settled around Clarksville, Red River Co., Texas. Three of the brothers moved to Duncan, OK about 1913.
Isaac James served as a Sergeant in Company A, 34th Regiment Mississippi Infantry (Tippah Rangers) from February 25, 1862 until 1863. Isaac's wife, Martha, received a $40.00 a month pension #13046 dated August 29, 1901 from Sharp County, Arkansas. The application stated that Isaac James began service in 1861 being a member of Col. William Falkner's Regiment of Infantry and was re-instated in 1862 until 1863 in Col. Benton's Reg. Miss. Inf. Vol. It also stated that Isaac James died in Arkansas on the 31st day of August 1886. A Proof of Service was included in the Pension Application signed by John F. Norton, Martha's brother.
The following is an excerpt taken from the "Compendium
of The Confederate Armies - Mississippi" by Stewart Sifakis:
page 123-124
Mississippi 34th Infantry Regiment
Organization: Organized as the 37th Infantry Regiment ca. April 19, 1862.
Redesignated as the 34th Infantry Regiment on March 5, 1863. Field consolidation
with the 29th and 30th Infantry Regiments from December 1863 to May 1864. Field
consolidation with the 24th and 27th Infantry Regiments in late 1864. Field
consolidation with the 24th Infantry Regiment from December 1864 to April 9,
1865. Consolidated with the 24th, 27th, 29th, and 30th Infantry Regiments and
designated as the 24th Infantry Regiment. Consolidated at Smithfield, North
Carolina on April 9, 1865.
First Commander: Samuel Benton (Colonel)
Field Officers: Thomas A. Falconer (Major)
Armistead T. Mason (Major)
William G. Pegram (Major)
Hugh A. Reynolds (Major)
Daniel B. Wright (Lieutenant Colonel)
Assignments:
Walker's Brigade, Ruggles' Division, 2nd Corps, Army of the Mississippi, Department
#2 (May 1862)
Anderson's Brigade, Army of the Mississippi, Department #2 (May-June 1862)
Anderson's Brigade, 2nd Corps, Army of the Mississippi, Department #2 (June-July
1862)
Anderson's Brigade, Jones' Division, Army of the Mississippi, Department #2
(July 1862)
T. M. Jones' Bridgade, Jones'-Anderson's Division, Left Wing, Army o fthe Mississippi,
Department #2 (October-November 1862)
T. M. Jones' Brigade, Anderson's Division, 1st Corps, Army of Tennessee (November-December
1862)
Anderson's-Walthall's Brigade, Withers'-Hindman's Division, 1st Corps, Army
of Tennessee (December 1862-September 1863)
Walthall's Brigade, Liddell's Division, Reserve Corps, Army of Tennessee (September
1863)
Walthall's Brigade, Cheatham's Division, 1st Corps, Ary of Tennessee (September
1863-February 1864)
Walthall's-Brantley's Brigade, Hindman's-Anderson's-Johnson's-D.H. Hill's Division,
2nd Corps, Army of Tennessee (February 1864-April 1865)
Battles:
Corinth Campaign (April-June 1862)
Farmington (May 9, 1862)
Perryville (October 7, 1862)
Murfreesboro (december 31, 1862-January 3, 1863)
Tullahoma Campaign (June 1863)
Chickamauga (September 19-20, 1863)
Chattanooga Siege (September-November 1863)
Chattanooga (November 23-25, 1863)
Atlanta Campaign (May-September 1864)
Resaca (May 14-15, 1864)
New Hope Church (May 25-June 4, 1864)
Ezra Church (July 28, 1864)
Atlanta Siege (July-September 1864)
Franklin (November 30, 1864)
Nashville (December 15-16, 1864)
Carolinas Campaign (February-April 1865)
For more background on the unit that Isaac James served in, click on the following URL:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mscivilw/muster34.html
Also serving in the 34th Miss. Infantry were members of the Norton family. Isaac James' wife and mother were Norton's before they married. The Norton's listed in the regiment are:
James W. Norton (2nd Lt.) Company A -- 2nd cousin
to Isaac James & 1st cousin to Martha Emily
John F. Norton (Pvt), Company A - Isaac James' 2nd cousin and brother of Martha
Emily
John H. Norton (Pvt), Company A -- 1st cousin once removed from Isaac James
& Uncle of Martha Emily George M. D. Street (Pvt), Company G - husband of Isaac
James' 2nd cousin
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