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Theophilus Hunter Holmes - A North Carolina General in the Civil War (Paperback)
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Theophilus Hunter Holmes - A North Carolina General in the Civil War (Paperback)
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The son of a North Carolina governor, Holmes graduated from the
United States Military Academy in 1829 and served on the frontier
during the ""Trail of Tears."" He fought in the Second Seminole War
and the War with Mexico and, in 1859 , became the US Army's chief
recruiting officer and was assigned to Governors Island at New York
City. Only days before resigning from the US Army, he helped
organise the naval expedition sent to relieve Fort Sumter from the
Confederacy's blockade. But then casting his lot with his native
state, Holmes led a Confederate brigade at First Manassas and a
division during the Peninsular Campaign, commanded armies in the
Trans-Mississippi, and organised North Carolina's young boys and
old men into the Confederate Reserves. Holmes served with some of
America's most notable historic figures: Zachary Taylor, Winfield
Scott, Robert E. Lee, and Jefferson Davis. In modern times,
however, he is virtually unknown. The man and the soldier possessed
traits of both triumph and tragedy.
General
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