Theophilus Holmes
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Lieutenant-General Theophilus Hunter Holmes was an American soldier who served as a senior officer of the Confederate States Army and commanded infantry in the Eastern and Trans-Mississippi theaters o
Holmes in uniform, c. 1862
The general officers of the Confederate States Army were the senior military leaders of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War of 1861–1865. They were often former officers fr
Theophilus Holmes
…Holmes orders to attack the U.S. left, but by the time the orders reached Holmes, the Confederate army was already victorious. Holmes was promoted to major general on October 7, 1861. He subsequently commanded the Aquia District before being assigned to the Department of North Carolina. During the Peninsula Campaign…
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