Margaret Holder

First Name: Margaret
Last Name: Holder
Residence (County): 
Randolph County, NC
Biography: 

[The son to whom she is referring, John Wesley Holder, was 12 years old at the time of the Census of 1860. Holder enlisted at age 15 on March 1, 1863 as a substitute. He was wounded at Spotsylvania on May 10, 1864 and absent wounded through August. He was hospitalized at Richmond when he was captured on April 3, 1865. He was eventually released.]

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
10563 Vance129 June 2, 1863 Margaret Holder Zebulon Baird Vance Randolph County, NC Raleigh, NC

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