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Theophilus Hunter Holmes
- A North Carolina General in the Civil War
Engelsk Paperback
Theophilus Hunter Holmes
- A North Carolina General in the Civil War
Engelsk Paperback

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The son of a North Carolina governor, Theophilus Hunter 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 in the U.S.-Mexican War. In 1859, he became the U.S. Army''s chief recruiting officer and was assigned to Governors Island at New York City. Only days before resigning from the U.S. Army, he helped organize 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 organized 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, as demonstrated in this biography.

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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
232
ISBN-13:
9780786473106
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
078647310X
Udg. Dato:
21 nov 2013
Længde:
12mm
Bredde:
178mm
Højde:
254mm
Forlag:
McFarland & Co Inc
Oplagsdato:
21 nov 2013
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