Holmes, William

Rank: Private

Unit: D Co, 2d Dragoons

Enlisted: January 15, 1836 in New York, New York. He was 22.

Date of birth: 1814

Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts

Occupation prior to enlistment: Butcher

Campaign: Second Seminole War

Died: 21 July 1836

Age at death: 22 yrs

Cause of death: Died of wounds received in action

Location of fatality: Micanopy, Florida

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Place of interment: Saint Augustine National Cemetery in Saint Augustine, Florida