POLLOCK, Samuel M.

POLLOCK, Samuel. (Ohio, 1829--Tacoma, WA, Sept. 1895). Pollock was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio. About 1855 he moved to Dubuque and opened his practice. In the spring of 1859, he was elected judge of the city court which had concurrent jurisdiction in civil cases with the district court.

Judge Pollock abandoned his profession in the year 1862 to enlist in the 6th Iowa Cavalry during the CIVIL WAR. He was appointed lieutenant-colonel of the regiment and on the 31st of January, 1863, was mustered into the service of the United States. He was appointed Lieutenant Colonel second in command of the 6th Iowa Cavalry. Serving in the state guard command, the 6th Iowa Cavalry he was dispatched to Camp Cook in the Dakota Territory, in March 1863.

In April 1863, Lieutenant Colonel Pollock was sent with two battalions in relief to Fort Randall. There in September 1863, his corps fought hostile Indians at the Battle of White Stone Hill. In 1864, he was promoted to colonel in command of the 6th Iowa Cavalry. His command served as security against Confederate and Indian attacks for settlers in the Dakota Territory until the end of the war.

Lieutenant-Colonel Pollock was appointed colonel of the regiment and continued in command until 1865 when the regiment was mustered out of the service. For meritorious services, Pollock was brevetted Brigadier General of U.S. Volunteers on March 13, 1865.

Tombstone of Samuel Pollock in the Tacoma cemetery.

After the close of the war, Colonel Pollock returned home to Dubuque and again practiced law with James H. SHIELDS. He later moved to Tacoma, Washington.

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Source:

Oldt, Franklin T. The History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 859. Online: http://members.tripod.com/~Doreen_3/index-2.html