Nathan was born abt. 1834 in Morgan Co, AL and died Abt. 1864 in the Civil War or from injuried received in the war. He married Sarah Derrick Jan 2, 1859 in Morgan Co, AL. They had 2 children.
Rachel M. Holmes
Harriet Luvenia Holmes.
He was a Private in Company "D" 4 Russells Cavalry.∼Enlistment: July 9, 1862 at Falkville, Morgan County, Alabama, Nathan Harvey Holmes enlisted in the Confederate Army..

Rank: Private.

Regiment unit: 4th Alabama.

Company unit: D (Captain Taylor's Unit).

Company unit name: Russell's Rangers (Colonel A.A. Russell).

Branch: Alabama Cavalry
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On April 2, 1863 and again on August 8, 1863 Nathan is listed as a deserter. Obviously this matter was cleared up as Nathan fought in the Battle of Missionary Ridge November 25, 1863. As the last recruited into Capt Scotts Battery Tennessee He was captured during this battle and sent to Rock Island Civil War Prison in Illinois..

He was scheduled for prisoner exchange to take place on December 5, 1863. This exchange apparently never took place , since he is still shown as prisoner of war at Rock Island on December 8 1863..

Hundreds of Confederate soldiers died in Rock Island Prison. It's not known if Nathan Harvey Holmes was one of them.


Married: Jan 1 1859, Morgan County, AL



****Birth is estimate 1860 US Federal Census****






Nathaniel Holmes 20 Private Mississippi listed from below



****Death is estimate based on above



Thanks to Tazgirl's additional information of POW records show that Nathaniel was the last group Recruited Sep 1863 into Scotts Battery
Additional information: http://cptscott.angelfire.com
It appears that after his desertion or for some other reason was recruited again to serve the CSA and willing done so