James Isaac Hamrick (abt. 1839 - 1864)

Born about 1839 in Rutherford County. North Carolina, United States

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Died 27 Feb 1864 at about age 25 in Scotland, St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Pvt Isaac Hamrick served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: May 6, 1862
Mustered out: Feb 27, 1864 (DWP)
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 55th Regiment North Carolina Infantry, Co. D

Pvt Isaac Hamrick was a POW during the United States Civil War.

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MILITARY RECORD

Isaac Hamrick

Residence: Cleveland County, North Carolina

Occupation: Farmer

Enlistment Date: 06 May 1862

Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

Side Served: Confederacy

State Served: North Carolina

Unit Numbers: 162 162

Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 06 May 1862 at the age of 23 Company D, 55th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 30 May 1862.

POW on 14 July 1863 at Falling Waters, MD

Confined on 16 July 1863 at Old Capitol Prison, Washington, DC

Transferred on 08 August 1863 at Point Lookout, MD

died POW Company D, 55th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 27 February 1864 in Point Lookout, MD

James "Isaac" Hamrick was born about 1839 in Rutherford County. North Carolina, United States, the son of James Hamrick and Mary (McSwain) Hamrick. He was the brother of William M Hamrick, Elijah Hamrick, Margaret Julia Anne (Hamrick) Lovelace, Joseph P Hamrick, Abriam Hamrick, Sarah Hamrick, David Hamrick, Rebecca Hamrick, Mary Jane Hamrick, Thomas Hamrick, Louisa Elizabeth Hamrick, James Louis Hamrick, Martha Roxanna Hamrick, Vinnie Emaline Hamrick and Susannah Hamrick.

Isaac married Silveraney Jolley( b: Abt 1841 in North Carolina) on 13 January 1858. They had the following children:

1. James Thomas Hamrick b: 7 Mar 1857 in North Carolina

Isaac died on 27 February 1864 while a POW at Point Lookout. He was buried at Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery in Scotland, St. Mary's County, Maryland.

Sources

• United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 7 October 2015), Isaac Hamric in household of James Hamric, Cleveland county, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States; citing family 297, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).