Amnesty Petition of Theophelius H. Holmes, June 6, 1865
Title
Amnesty Petition of Theophelius H. Holmes, June 6, 1865
Description
Former Confederate General Theophelius Holmes had been educated at West Point and resigned his commission in the US Army to serve the Confederacy. Thus, he was excluded under the third, fifth and eighth provisions of Johnson's Amnesty Proclamation of 1865. In his petition, Holmes highlighted that his southern heritage imbued in him the fact the his allegiance was due to his state. Holmes explained that he had "conducted himself honorably in the Confederacy" and thus deserved amnesty.
Creator
Theophelius H. Holmes
Source
Theophelius Holmes, Amnesty Petition, June 6, 1865, Case Files of Applications from Former Confederates for Presidential Pardons ("Amnesty Papers"), 1865-67, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780s-1917, Record Group 94, Publication M1003, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Date
1865-06-06
Type
Document
Coverage
Cumberland County, North Carolina
Original Format
Government Document
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Citation
Theophelius H. Holmes, Amnesty Petition of Theophelius H. Holmes, June 6, 1865, Civil War Era NC, accessed December 31, 2024, https://cwnc.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/467.