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  • Family Civil War Letter 150 Years Later

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    My 2nd Great Grandfather was William Cotton Holmes (1837-1932). He signed up with Union forces in 1862 and served until the end of the war in 1865. Late in 1862, he was stationed in Washington, DC, where he remained for the rest of the war. His brother Horace Holmes (1840-1864) (pictured) also served in the…