Holman, J. R., Papers 1898

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Holman, J. R., Papers 1898

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A letter and petition compose the J. R. Holman Papers, 1898, documenting Holman’s military commission as Captain of Company M of the Fourth Texas Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish-American War.

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Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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Culberson, Charles A. (Charles Allen), 1855-1925

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Holman, J. R.

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Military-educated Captain J. R. Holman spent time in Honduras, where he learned Spanish. Based on an 1898 letter of recommendation to Texas Governor Charles A. Culberson, he entered the Fourth Texas Volunteer Infantry and served as commanding officer of Company M during the Spanish American War. From the guide to the Holman, J. R. Papers, 1898, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin) ...

United States. Army. Texas Infantry Regiment, 4th. Company M.

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