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Holmes

Holmes Surname Distribution

Geographic distribution based on Civil War military records.

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People with the Holmes Surname

E.b. Holmes

O.D. Holmes

Oliver Holmes

Justice

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Jr.

Pat Holmes

R.S. Holmes

Capt.

Tracy S. Holmes

Midshipman

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1,922 soldiers with the Holmes surname found in Civil War records.

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