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1185……(Born Ky.)
Edmunds B. Holloway
(Ap’d Ky.)…………..19
Military
History. – Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1839, to July 1, 1843,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
Bvt. Second Lieut., 4th
Infantry, July 1, 1843.
Served: on
frontier duty at Ft. Scott, Kan., 1843-45; in Military Occupation of Texas,
1845-46; in the War with Mexico, 1846-47, being
(Second Lieut., 8th
Infantry, Sep. 26, 1845)
engaged in the Battle of
Palo Alto, May 8, 1846, -- Battle of Resaca-de-la-Palm, May 9, 1846, --
Battle of Monterey, Sep. 21-23, 1846, -- Siege of Vera Cruz, Mar. 9-29,
1847, -- Battle of Cerro Gordon, Apr. 17-18, 1847, -- Capture of San
Antonio, Aug. 20, 1847, -- and Battle of Churubusco, Aug. 20, 1847, where he
was severely wounded; in garrison at
(Bvt. First Lieut., Aug.
20, 1847, for Gallant and Meritorious
Conduct in the Battles of
Contreras and Churubusco, Mex.)
(First Lieut., 8th
Infantry, Sep. 17, 1847)
Jefferson Barracks, Mo.,
1848; on frontier duty at San Antonio, Tex., 1849; on sick leave of absence,
1849-51; on frontier duty at San Antonio, Tex., 1851-52, -- and Camp
Johnston, Tex., 1852, -- as Quartermaster, 8th Infantry, July 1,
1852, to Dec. 31, 1853, -- Ft. Chadbourne, Tex.,
(Captain, 8th
Infantry, Dec. 31, 1853)
1852-53, -- Ringgold
Barracks, Tex., 1853-54, -- and Ft. Bliss, Tex., 1854-56; on leave of
absence, 1856-60; and on frontier duty, conducting Recruits to New Mexico,
1860, -- and at Hatch’s Ranch, N. M., 1860-61.
Resigned, May 14, 1861.
Jointed in the Rebellion
of 1861-66 against the United States, and was
Accidentally Killed by his
own Men, May 16, 1861, at
Independence, Mo.: Aged
39.
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