Theophilus Hunter Holmes (November 13, 1804 – June 21, 1880) was an American soldier who served as a senior
officer
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of the
Confederate States Army
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and commanded
infantry
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in the
Eastern
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and
Trans-Mississippi
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theaters of the
American Civil War
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. He had previously served with distinction as an officer of the
United States Army
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in the
Seminole
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