Oliver Wendell Holmes’ Civil War Scrapbook

Description

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.: Civil War to Supreme Court

Timeline of Events (Based on Provided Source)

• March 8, 1841: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. is born.
• Early 1861: The Civil War begins during Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.’s senior year at Harvard University.
• 1861: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. enlists in the fourth battalion, Massachusetts militia.
• Later 1861 – 1864: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. serves in the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army. He receives a commission as a first lieutenant.
• During his service (1861-1864): Holmes sees action during the Peninsula and Wilderness Campaigns.
• During his service (1861-1864): Holmes is wounded at the Battle of Ball’s Bluff.
• During his service (1861-1864): Holmes is wounded at the Battle of Antietam.
• During his service (1861-1864): Holmes is wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg.
• 1902 – 1932: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
• March 6, 1935: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. dies.

Cast of Characters (Based on Provided Source)

• Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.: Born March 8, 1841, and died March 6, 1935. He was a student at Harvard University when the Civil War began. He enlisted in the Massachusetts militia and later served as a first lieutenant in the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army from 1861 to 1864. He saw action in the Peninsula and Wilderness Campaigns and was wounded at the Battles of Ball’s Bluff, Antietam, and Fredericksburg. After the war, he pursued a legal career and eventually served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932. His Civil War scrapbook contains letters, notes, hand-drawn illustrations, and newspaper/magazine clippings from his time in the war.

Civil War: Oliver Wendell Holmes’ Civil War Scrapbook

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (March 8, 1841 – March 6, 1935) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932. Holmes served in the 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army from 1861-1864. During his senior year at Harvard University the Civil War began. Holmes enlisted in the fourth battalion, Massachusetts militia.

He later received a commission as first lieutenant in the Twentieth Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Holmes saw action during the Peninsula and Wilderness Campaigns. He received wounds at the Battle of Ball’s Bluff, Antietam, and Fredericksburg.

The scrapbook contains letters and notes, hand drawn illustrations, and newspaper and magazine article clippings.