Confederate Soldier Henry Holt^{[1, 2, 3]}

1834 - 1903  (68 years)

• Name	Henry Holt
  Title	Confederate Soldier
  Born	8 Sep 1834	Milton Township, Caswell County, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Jul 1903	Caswell County, North Carolina
  Buried	Holt Family Cemetery (Highway 62 Between Milton and Yanceyville)
  Person ID	I29481	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Richard Holt,   b. Abt 1802, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown, Caswell Co., North Carolina
  Mother	Susannah Barnett,   b. Abt 1810, Virginia or North Carolina ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	20 Apr 1829	Caswell Co., North Carolina
  Family ID	F1377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Jane Barksdale 'Sallie' Powell,   b. 12 Jun 1840, North Carolina ,   d. 5 Oct 1933, Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age 93 years)
  Married	28 Nov 1856	Person County, North Carolina
  	Marriage Record Groom: Henry Holt; bride: Sallie Powell; date: 28 Nov 1856; county: Person; bondsman: Dolphin Holt. Source: Marriage Bonds in NC to 1868 (Grooms), http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mwellis/NCto1868 !MARRIAGE:Details: Research of Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in the CCHA Files., Details: Research of Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in the CCHA Files.
  Children	1. Eli Holt,   b. Abt 1859,   d. Bef 1890, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age 31 years)   2. Nancy Holt,   b. 1859, Caswell Co., North Carolina ,   d. Abt 1868, Caswell Co., North Carolina  (Age 9 years)   3. Sarah Jane Holt,   b. 1862, North Carolina ,   d. 29 Feb 1928  (Age 66 years)   4. Henrietta Holt,   b. 15 Nov 1863, Estelle, Caswell Co., North Carolina ,   d. 31 Oct 1941, Caswell Co., North Carolina  (Age 77 years)   5. Calvin Lea Holt,   b. 28 Feb 1867, Milton Township, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 2 Dec 1953, Yanceyville, North Carolina  (Age 86 years)   6. Richard Bijas Holt,   b. 1 Sep 1870, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 30 Aug 1948, Danville, Virginia  (Age 77 years)   7. Susan Catherine Holt,   b. 5 Sep 1872, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 28 Jul 1948, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age 75 years)   8. John D. Holt,   b. Abt 1876, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 1927, Caswell County, North Carolina  (Age 51 years) + 9. Daisy W. Holt,   b. 26 May 1876, North Carolina ,   d. Dec 1908, Caswell, North Carolina  (Age 32 years)   10. Beverly Henry Holt,   b. 20 May 1884, Milton Township, North Carolina ,   d. 1 Mar 1975, Norfolk, Virginia  (Age 90 years)   11. Arthur D. Holt,   b. 4 Aug 1886, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. Feb 1967, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana  (Age 80 years)   12. Spurgeon Holt,   b. Bef 1900
  Last Modified	9 May 2012
  Family ID	F11709	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Danville, Virginia Civil War Prisoners Held in Warehouse Henry Van Der Weyde, Civil War Artist.jpg

  
  

  Documents

  Certificate-Release of Prisoner of War hholt.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  Henry Holt (1834-1903) title="Henry Holt (1834-1903) by CCHA, on Flickr"> src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2107/2315168645_3d073975 50_m.jpg" width="174" height="240" alt="Henry Holt (1834-1903)" /> (click on photograph for larger image) _______________ From Family Records: Henry Holt (Co H 18 Regiment Infantry CSA Sept 8, 1834-July 10, 1903). Holt, Henry, Private, Company H, 48th NC Regimetn: Resided in Davidson or Caswell County and enlisted in Wayne County on May 8, 1862, for the war. Reported present in September-October, 1862. Detailed as a shoemaker at Danville, Virginia, on or about November 15, 1862. Reported on detail as a shoemaker through June 25, 1864. Rejoined the company on an unspecified date. Reported present in September-October, 1864. Captured at Hatcher's Run, Virginia, April 2, 1865. Confined at Point Lookout, Maryland, April 6, 1865. Released at Point Lookout on June 14, 1865, after taking the Oath of Allegiance. Source: North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865, page 462. Source: Research of Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in the CCHA Files Certificate of Release of Prisoner of War Head Quarters, Point Lookout, MD. Provost Marshal's Office, June 14, 1865 I hereby Certify that H. Holt Prisoner of War, having this day taken the Oath of Allegiance to the United States, is in conformity with instructions from the War Department, hereby released and discharged. In witness whereof, I hereunto affix my official Signature and Stamp. A. W. Brady Maj. and Provost Marshal. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ United States of America I, Henry Holt, of the County of Caswell Co, State of N.C., do solemnly swear that I will support, protect, and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States against all enemies, whether domestic or foreign; that I will bear true faith, allegiance, and loyalty to the same, any ordinance, resolution, or laws of any State, Convention, or Legislature, to the contrary notwithstanding; and further, that I will faithfully perform all the duties which may be required of me by the laws of the United States; and I take the oath freely and voluntarily without any mental reservation or evasion whatever. Henry (his mark) Holt Witness: W. E. Brady Subscribed and sworn to before me, this Fourteenth day of June, A.D. 1865 A. W. Brady, Major(?) __ __ ______ The above-named has fr (fair?) complexion, blk hair, and _____ ______, and is six feet ?1/8 inches high. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Oath and Parole "I do solemnly swear, in presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, and the Union of the States thereunder; and that I will in like manner abide by and faithfully support all acts of Congress passed during the existing rebellion with reference to slaves, so long and so far as not repealed, modified or held void by Congress, or by decision of the Supreme Court; and that I will in like manner abide by and faithfully support all proclamations of the President made during the existing rebellion, having reference to slaves, so long and so far as not modified or declared void by decision of the Supreme Court,--So help me God; and I give my solemn parole of honor (to be enforced according to military law,) that I will hold no correspondence with, or afford any aid or comfort to any enemies or opposers of the United States, save as an act of humanity, to administer to the necessities of individuals, who are in sickness or distress; and I solemnly declare that this Oath and Parole is taken and given freely and willingly, without any mental reservation or evasion whatever, and with full intention to keep the same." Source: Research of Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in the CCHA Files ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May have had children named Nealie Holt who married June Brandon and a Spurgeon Holt. Source: Research of Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in the CCHA Files. _______________ !NAME:Details: October 12, 1999, Letter from Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in the CCHA Files., Details: October 12, 1999, Letter from Mrs. Jayne Davis Szaz in the CCHA Files. !BIRTH:Details: Holte, Ritchard & Susanah Barot, 20 Apr 1829 (Elijah Holte, Wm. L. Allen, JP) Source: Caswell County, North Carolina Ma, Details: Holte, Ritchard & Susanah Barot, 20 Apr 1829 (Elijah Holte, Wm. L. Allen, JP) Source: Caswell County, North Carolina Ma !BIRTH:U.S. Census 1900: North Carolina, Caswell county, Milton, U.S. Census 1900: North Carolina, Caswell county, Milton !DEATH:Details: Holte, Ritchard & Susanah Barot, 20 Apr 1829 (Elijah Holte, Wm. L. Allen, JP) Source: Caswell County, North Carolina Ma, Details: Holte, Ritchard & Susanah Barot, 20 Apr 1829 (Elijah Holte, Wm. L. Allen, JP) Source: Caswell County, North Carolina Ma

  
  

• Sources

  [S84] Rootsweb, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncccha/pdf/holt/descendantsofrichardholtII.pdf. Descendants of Richard Holt and Susanna Barnett, d/o John Barnett. Susanna was born in 1805 in Person County, NC and died Aft. 1860. Sarah Barksdale Powell married Henry Holt; this information is about the Holt Family. The sources for Richard Holt and his wife, father-in-law, John Barnett, and children come from the research of Mary Leigh Boisseau, 3240 Drury Lane, Danville, Virginia 24540-6132, which was commissioned by name and address withheld. Mary Leigh listed her sources all together so I cannot be sure which facts came from which sources. Those sources: Person County, North Carolina 1850, 1860 and 1870 Federal Censuses; MB's; wills; Caswell County Death Records and Marriage Bonds; Halifax County Virginia 1850 Federal Census. [S174] Civil War documents/information, https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/113638723/person/230121981241/media/45db0f7a-b4aa-4ba5-a4bd-71cac100804d?_phsrc=XFO13356&usePUBJs=true. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74519803/henry-holt. Henry Holt Birth 8 Sep 1834 Death 10 Jul 1903 (aged 68) Burial: Holt-Gillespie Family Cemetery Estelle, Caswell County, North Carolina