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Sharing & preserving the history of the 8th Texas Cavalry Regiment, 1861-1865
The
Online Archive of 
John V. Holloway
~1842 - ??
Born in Montgomery County, TN aroun 1841.
Enlisted in "Waco Guards" in July 1861.( McLennan County, TX)
Mustered into into Confederate Service on October 2, 1861 in Marshall, TX.
Designated as Company A, 7th Texas Infantry on November 10, 1861 in Hopkinsville,
KY.
Avoided capture at Fort Donelson on february, 16, 1862.
Inlisted/transferred to Company C, 8th Texas Cavalry by April 1862.
Suffered gunshot wound to neck at Shiloh, TN on April 6, 1862; N.
W. Grant, Co. C, recorded in a letter that Holloway was thought to be
dead, but got up right in front of the enemy, got his gun, and led a horse
off the battlefield (that had lost its rider) as blood streamed out of his
wounds.
Discharged as disabled on June 28, 1862.
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| John B. Holloway, Hollaway, Holliway | ||
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| 1850 Census - KY, Ballard County, Page 299, Dwelling 689, Family 689, (99/111) | |||||||||
| Name | Age | Sex | Color | Occupation | Real Estate | Nativity | Student? | Illiterate? | |
| James Holloway | 41 | M | Farmer | $1,600 | TN | ||||
| Elizabeth Holloway | 38 | F | TN | ||||||
| William Holloway | 30 | M | Farmer | TN | |||||
| Ann Holloway | 17 | F | TN | ||||||
| Martha Holloway | 16 | F | TN | ||||||
| Thomas Holloway | 14 | M | TN | ||||||
| Lewis Holloway | 12 | M | TN | ||||||
| John Holloway | 9 | M | TN | ||||||
| George Holloway | 7 | M | TN | ||||||
| Mildred Holloway | 5 | F | TN | ||||||
| Luella Holloway | 2 | F | TN | ||||||
| James Woods | 24 | M | Farmer | TN | |||||
| 1860 Census - TX, Limestone County, Mt. Balm, Page 357A-B, Dwelling 668, Family 597, (45-46/48) t | ||||||||||
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| Elizabeth Holoway | 48 | F | Farmer | $2,600 | $3,300 | TN | ||||
| William H. Hooway | 29 | M | Herdsman | TN | ||||||
| Thomas H. Holoway | 23 | M | Herdsman | TN | ||||||
| P. L. Holoway | 21 | M | Herdsman | TN | ||||||
| John V. Holoway | 18 | M | TN | |||||||
| G. W. Holoway | 16 | M | TN | |||||||
| Mildred Holoway | 15 | F | TN | |||||||
| Luella Holoway | 12 | F | TN | Y | ||||||
| S. F. Holoway | 10 | F | KY | Y | ||||||
| S. M. Holoway | 8 | F | KY | Y | ||||||
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| John Holloway |
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| Christina Holloway | ||||||||||||
| John Oats | ||||||||||||
| Related Links: | ||
| Houston Tri-Weekly
Telegraph April 25, 1862 - "List
of Killed and Wounded in Wharton's Regiment" Houston Tri-Weekly Telegraph May 19, 1862 - "Letter from the Rangers" (offsite) 7th Texas Infantry, Company A Muster Roll |
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Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis. |
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(offsite) 1840
Census Montgomery County, Tennessee James |
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