Augustus Holmes papers

Collection

Identifier: c-00108

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of Civil War letters written by Augustus Holmes to family and friends. His letters describe guard duty as well as some scouting and raiding in Virginia. They also express Holmes' dissatisfaction with hospital life. Holmes frequently asked for or passed on news of his brother Edwin and stepbrothers Frank and Alvah Marsh (see collections c.109 and c.110). These materials have been transcribed, scanned and placed online at http://civilwar.archives.msu.edu/collection/7-1C-D/AugustusHolmes/.

Some typed descriptions are included in place of the original letters.

Dates

Creation: 1862 - 1865

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Biographical Note

Augustus Holmes enlisted in the 6th Michigan Cavalry in 1862 and spent several months on guard duty in Washington, D.C. He was wounded in the battle of the Wilderness in May 1864. The wound kept him in army hospitals for the rest of the war.