Historical Marker
War of 1812, Pike County
McComb, Pike County · Mississippi
Erected 2013
Holmesville carries the name of a soldier who never saw it. Andrew Hunter Holmes, born in Fairfax County, Virginia, in 1782, was a captain in the 24th Infantry and was promoted to major on June 8, 1814. He won the Battle of Longwoods in Upper Canada that year and was killed on August 4, 1814, leading an attack on Fort Mackinac in Michigan. The county commissioners honored him in December 1816, two years after his death. Holmes County, Ohio, is named for him too.
Where it stands
31.20407, -90.30911 · Directions
More markers nearby
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