Erastus Pollitt

First Name: Erastus
Last Name: Pollitt
Unit: 
1st Indiana Heavy Artillery
Rank: 
Private
Residence (County): 
Shelby County, IN
Biography: 

Erastus Pollitt was born in Ohio then moved to Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana around 1846 and enlisted in the Union Army on 10 October 1863 and served as a private in the 1st Regiment, Indiana Heavy Artillery.  In 1880, he was residing in Sannondale, Montgomery County, Indiana.

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Datesort descending Author Recipient From To
15367 Pollitt1 July 3, 1865 Erastus Pollitt Laura Pollitt Pensacola, Escambia County, FL Shelbyville, Shelby County, IN

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