Eliza Ford Gibbes Holmes papers, 1859-1951.

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Eliza Ford Gibbes Holmes papers, 1859-1951.

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Family correspondence written from Charleston and Camden, S.C., chiefly from Holmes to her children with letters from her mother and other relatives; including letter, 21 Nov. 1859 (Charleston, S.C.), from Frances DeSaussure Gibbes, to Sydney Pasteur Holmes (Silver Springs, Florida), re birth of Holmes' son and Gibbes' great-grandson, Henry Gibbs, and sending baby gifts; five thousand dollar Confederate bond, issued 17 May, 1862 with maturity date of 1 Jan. 1868, issued to Eliza F. Holmes. Letters written during Reconstruction era include, 15 Apr. 1874, Charleston, S.C., to Sydney P. Holmes, re family news and attending a Carolina Rifles Club picnic; letter, 29 June 1874, Charleston, S.C., to her son Dr. Henry M. Holmes (Gaffney Station, Spartanburg County, S.C.), re hiring a servant, financial difficulties, and accident that injured Frances D. Gibbes, mother of E.F.G. Holmes. Letter, 29 July 1874, Charleston, S.C., to Sydney P. Holmes (Gaffney Station, S.C.), re problems with servants and advantages and disadvantages of using Irish servants instead of African-American freedmen; letter, 22 Sept. 1874, Charleston, S.C., to Henry Holmes, re hiring a German cook and Germans' attributes as servants.

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7451860

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Confederate States of America. Army. South Carolina Regiment of Rifles, 1st

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Henry Marcus Holmes was born in Bristol, England, on 1836 December 9 to Marcus H. and Elizabeth Holmes. Soon after his arrival in Texas in 1850 October, Holmes became acquainted with Shapley Prince and Catherine Fulkerson Ross and began a lasting friendship with their son, Lawrence Sullivan (“Sul”) Ross. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Holmes headed north and joined the Union army. During the conflict he participated in battles at Valverde, New Mexico (1862 February 20-21), and Fr...

Holmes, Sydney Pasteur, 1834-1906

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Gibbes, Frances DeSaussure, 1786-1878.

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South Carolina. Militia

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A number of South Carolina militia units were adopted into the Continental Army. The 1st South Carolina Regiment, organized in 1775, consisted of ten companies. The Regiment was consolidated, although it retained its name, with the 5th Regiment, February 11, 1780 to consist of nine companies. It was reorganized in late 1782 and early 1783 to consist of three companies, and disbanded November 15, 1783. The 2nd Regiment was also organized in 1775 to consist of ten companie...

Holmes, Eliza Ford Gibbes, 1808-1875.

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Resident of Charleston and Camden, S.C.; wife of Henry M. Holmes (1790-1854); mother of Henry M. Holmes, Jr.; daughter of Wilmont Stuart Gibbes (b.1782) and Frances DeSaussure Gibbes. From the description of Eliza Ford Gibbes Holmes papers, 1859-1951. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 42648637 ...