Andrew Holmes (army officer) explained

Andrew Hunter Holmes
Birth Name:Andrew Holmes
Birth Place:Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S.
Death Date:August 14,
Death Place:Mackinac Island, Michigan, U.S.
Allegiance: United States
Rank:Major
Commands:32nd Infantry
Battles:War of 1812

Major Andrew Hunter Holmes (1782August 14, 1814) born in Fairfax County, Virginia,[1] was an American army officer. He was Captain of the 24th Infantry in the War of 1812 and was promoted to major June 8, 1813. On April 18, 1814, he was Major of the 32nd Infantry. He was victorious at the Battle of Longwoods in Upper Canada but was killed August 4, 1814, in an attack on Fort Mackinac, Michigan, in the Battle of Mackinac Island. Holmes County, Ohio,[2] and Holmesville, Mississippi, are named for him.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maj Andrew Hunter Holmes. Find A Grave. 13 February 2018. findagrave.
  2. Book: The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States . Govt. Print. Off. . Gannett, Henry . 1905 . 159.
  3. http://www.lukewardconerly.com''Pike County Mississippi 1798-1876 Pioneer Families and Confederate Soldiers