Holmes, C. R. (Confederate Department of Northern Virginia)
Biographical Note
C. R. Holmes may be Captain Charles Rutledge Holmes (1835-1891) of South Carolina, who enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861 just after the American Civl War began. He served in Major General Joseph B. Kershaw's Bridgade and others in the Army of Northern Virginia.
External source:
"Captain Charles Rutledge Holmes", findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35961026/charles-rutledge-holmes, accessed on July 19, 2023.
John Bell, "Joseph E. Johnston (1807–1891)" (2020 December 07), in Encyclopedia Virginia, https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/johnston-joseph-e-1807-1891, accessed February 10, 2025.
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Dept. of Northern Virginia General Orders No. 27
This collection contains the Dept. of Northern Virginia General Orders No. 27, dated February 28, 1862, made by General Joseph E. Johnston, written by A. P. Mason, and officially copied by C. R. Holmes. The order indicates two types of signals that will be made, one by night from Capt. Alexander's Quarters and one by day from Centreville, and states that all sentinals on guard are to report when the signals are seen or heard.