Francis Pollard was most likely a Union Soldier from New Jersey. On 2 October 1861, he mustered into Company K of the New Jersey 7th Infantry, and on 30 January 1863, he mustered out of that company. Pollard returned to Company K in March of the same year and mustered out in October 1864.
Jesse D. Bright was born in New York in 1812 but moved with his family to Madison, Indiana, in 1820. Bright studied law and served as a judge of the probate court in Jefferson County, Indiana, from 1834-1839. Bright was elected to the United States Senate in 1845; and subsequently reelected in 1850 and 1856. While serving in the Senate, Bright composed a letter of introduction for an arms merchant to Jefferson Davis. In the letter, he acknowledged Davis as the president of the Confederate States. Because of this alleged disloyalty to the Union, he was expelled from the Senate on 5 February 1862.
From the description of Letter, 1862. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 52896892
