Pension Files, Civil War, Adair County KY: James POLSTON (7th KY Infantry) Submitted By: Edith Bastin Submission Date: 21-Nov-2001 Source: Copied from the National Archives Military Records. This information may also be found transcribed precisely from the records without any editing or spelling changes at ***************************************************************************** # 1686 POLSTON James, Private, Company G, 7th Kentucky Infantry CARD NUMBERS: 10089949, 10090042, 10090144, 10090238, 10090336, 10090429, 10090522, 10090605, 10090687, 10090774, 10090837, 10090911, 10091288 ************************************************************************** P 7 KY James POLSTON Private, Captain MARET's Company, Union Army, 3rd Regiment, KY Infantry, subsequently known as Company G, 7th Regiment, KY Infantry Age: 18 years Appears on Company Muster Roll at Camp Direk Robinson, 22-Sep-1861 Muster-in date: 22-Sep-1861 Joined for duty and enrolled: 20-Aug-1861 at Williamsburg KY Period: 3 years Signed: MAMNORING, Copyist ************************************************************************ P 7 KY James POLSTON Private, Company G, 3rd Regiment Kentucky Infantry Appears on Company Muster Roll: 20-Aug to 31-Oct, 1861 Present or absent not Stated Signed: HIBBARD, Copyist ****************************************************** P 7 KY James POLSTON Private, Company G, 7th Regiment Kentucky Infantry Appears on Company Muster Roll: 20-Aug to 31-Dec, 1861 Present or absent not stated Signed: C. M. CLARK, Copyist ********************************************************** P 7, KY James POLSTON Private, Company G, 3rd Regiment Kentucky Infantry Appears on Company Muster Roll for 31-Dec 31-1861 to 30-Apr-1862 Present Signed: ROSENBORN, Copyist ***************************************************************** P 7, KY James POLSTON Private, Company G, 3rd Regiment Kentucky Infantry Appears on Company Muster Roll for 30-Apr to 31-Aug, 1862 Dated: 21-Oct-1862 Present Signed: MONNOLY ********************************************************* P 7, KY James POLSTON Private, Company G, 3rd Regiment Kentucky Infantry Appears on Company Muster Roll for Sept & Oct, 1862 Present. Signed: MONNOLY *************************************************** P 7 KY James POLSTON Private, Company G, 3rd Regiment Kentucky Infantry Appears on Company Muster Roll for Nov & Dec, 1862 Present Signed: MONNOLY ************************************************** P 7 KY James POLSTON Private, Company G, 3rd Regiment Kentucky Infantry Appears on Company Muster Roll for Jan & Feb, 1863 Present Signed: GALLADE, Copyist ************************************************** P 7 KY James POLSTON Private, Company G, 7th Regiment Kentucky Infantry Appears on Company Muster Roll for Mar & Apr, 1863 Present Signed: GALLADE, Copyist ************************************************** P 7 KY James POLSTON Private, Company G, 3rd Regiment Kentucky Infantry Appears on Special Muster Roll for 10-Apr-1863 Present or absent not stated Signed: GALLADE, Copyist ************************************************** P 7 KY James POLSTEN Private, Company G, 7th Regiment Kentucky Infantry Appears on Company Muster Roll for May & June, 1863 Present Signed: GALLADE, Copyist ************************************************** P 7 KY James POLSTON Private, Company G, 7th Regiment Kentucky Infantry Appears on Company Muster Roll for July & Aug, 1863 Remarks: Deceased 10-Aug-1863 at Post Hudson, LA Cause of Death: fever and diarrhea Signed: HANSON, Copyist **************************************************** P 7 KY James POLESTON Private, Company G, 7 Regiment Kentucky Infantry Age: 18 years Appears on Company Muster-out Roll, dated Louisville KY 05-Oct-1864 Last paid to 30-Jun-1863 Remarks: Died 10-Aug-1863 at Post Hudson LA of Chronic Diarrhea Signed: ASHLEY, Copyist ******************************************************************* James POLSTON Private, Company G, 7 Regiment, KY 2 enclosures: Casualty Sheet 2 *** Pension 301.114, closed 31-Jul-1883 CASUALTY SHEET: Name: James POLSTEN Rank: Private, Company: G, Regiment: 7th Arm: Infantry, State: Kentucky Nature of Casualty: Death Cause of Casualty: Fever and Diarrhea By Whom Certified: Lieutenant BURCH Date of Discharge: 09-Aug-1863 Place of Discharge: Post Hudson LA Information obtained from: Vol # Register of Deceased Soldier, U.S.A. Year 1863 Signed: Gordner GNSWOLD, Clerk *** CASUALTY SHEET: Name: James POLSTON Rank: Private, Company G, Regiment: 7th, Arm: Infantry, State: KY Nature of Casualty: Death Cause of Casualty: Fever & Diarrhea Date of Discharge: 10-Aug-1863 Place of Discharge: Post Hudson LA Information obtained from: Muster roll for July & August, 1863 Remarks: M/O roll of Company dated 05-Oct-1964 Signed: Frank MLGINTEN, Clerk ***************************************************************** Surnames: ASHLEY, CLARK, GALLADE, GNSWOLD, HANSON, HIBBARD, MAMNORING, MONNOLY, MLGINTEN, POLSTON, ROSENBORN *********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. 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