Theophilus H. Holmes
United States Army officer
Born on: November 13, 1804Died on: June 21, 1880
Aged: 75 years 221 days (907 months)
Gender: Male
Nationality: United states
Birth Sign: Scorpio
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 of the American Civil War.
He had previously served with distinction as an officer of the United States Army in the Seminole and Mexican–American wars.
A friend and protégé of Confederate States President Jefferson Davis, he was appointed commander of the Trans-Mississippi Department but failed in his key task, which was to defend the Confederacy's hold on the Mississippi.
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