Individual Details
Henry Canon Holcombe
(17 Jan 1848 - 28 Jan 1920)
H. C. Holcombe, Confederate veteran, was born in Mississippi in 1848.
After enlisting in the Confederate Army, he was mustered into Company C of the 1st Mississippi Cavalry. The 1st Cavalry was mustered into Confederate service in the spring of 1862, with the majority of its troops coming from the counties of Carroll, De Soto, Tishomingo, Itawamba, Quitman, Noxubee, Bolivar, and Pontotoc. It was first assigned to serve in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, but was later reassigned to the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana.
Throughout its service, the 1st Cavalry saw conflicts in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia, where Holcombe, according to his service record, was wounded on February 28, 1864.
He was missing an arm, but no information is available to show if he lost it during the War, or not. On May 4, 1865, the 1st Mississippi Cavalry surrendered at Citronelle, Alabama, and was paroled at Grenada, Mississippi on May 19, 1865.
After the War, in 1873, Holcombe immigrated to Texas and eventually settled in Austin, where he was a farmer and a newspaper man. On November 8, 1912, Holcombe moved into the Confederate Men's Home in Austin. After living in the Home for a while, he was moved to the Austin Lunatic Asylum, now called the Austin State Hospital. After living in the Asylum for a year and a half, Holcombe was discharged on November 19, 1915. After returning to the Home, he died on January 28, 1920.
After enlisting in the Confederate Army, he was mustered into Company C of the 1st Mississippi Cavalry. The 1st Cavalry was mustered into Confederate service in the spring of 1862, with the majority of its troops coming from the counties of Carroll, De Soto, Tishomingo, Itawamba, Quitman, Noxubee, Bolivar, and Pontotoc. It was first assigned to serve in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana, but was later reassigned to the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana.
Throughout its service, the 1st Cavalry saw conflicts in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia, where Holcombe, according to his service record, was wounded on February 28, 1864.
He was missing an arm, but no information is available to show if he lost it during the War, or not. On May 4, 1865, the 1st Mississippi Cavalry surrendered at Citronelle, Alabama, and was paroled at Grenada, Mississippi on May 19, 1865.
After the War, in 1873, Holcombe immigrated to Texas and eventually settled in Austin, where he was a farmer and a newspaper man. On November 8, 1912, Holcombe moved into the Confederate Men's Home in Austin. After living in the Home for a while, he was moved to the Austin Lunatic Asylum, now called the Austin State Hospital. After living in the Asylum for a year and a half, Holcombe was discharged on November 19, 1915. After returning to the Home, he died on January 28, 1920.
Events
| Birth | 17 Jan 1848 | Lafayette County, Mississippi | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 7 Oct 1850 | (Darius John Holcombe and Rebecca C. Barger) Lafayette Springs, Lafayette County, Mississippi |  |  | |
| Marriage | 16 Nov 1887 | Sherman, Grayson County, Texas - Martha Frances "Mattie" Collins | |||
| Death | 28 Jan 1920 | Austin, Travis County, Texas | |||
| Burial | Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, Texas | | |
Families
| Spouse | Martha Frances "Mattie" Collins (1869 - 1961) |
| Father | Darius John Holcombe (1802 - 1877) |
| Mother | Rebecca C. Barger (1810 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann Cassandra Holcombe (1826 - 1898) |
| Sibling | Hosea Newton Holcombe (1828 - 1890) |
| Sibling | Eudocia Holcombe (1830 - 1832) |
| Sibling | Isaac N. Holcombe (1832 - 1862) |
| Sibling | William Henry Holcombe (1835 - 1904) |
| Sibling | Sarah Ellen Holcombe (1837 - 1926) |
| Sibling | Joshua A. Holcombe (1840 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Caleb C. Holcombe (1840 - ) |
| Sibling | Caroline D. Holcombe (1842 - ) |
| Sibling | Frances Caroline Holcombe (1842 - ) |
| Sibling | Eli Barger Holcombe (1845 - 1928) |
| Sibling | Martha F. Holcombe (1850 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Susan Jane Holcombe (1853 - 1924) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Darius J Holcombe M 48 South Carolina - FarmerRebecca C Holcombe F 40 North Carolina
Mary A C Holcombe F 24 Alabama
Hosea M Holcombe M 22 Alabama - Student
Isaac M Holcombe M 17 Alabama - Student
William H Holcombe M 15 Alabama - Student
Sarah E Holcombe F 12 Alabama
Caleb C M Holcombe M 10 Alabama
Joshua J D Holcombe M 10 Alabama
Eli B Holcombe M 5 Mississippi
Henry H C Holcombe M 2 Mississippi
Caroline D Holcombe F 8 Alabama
Burial
PLOT Section: Confederate Field, Section 3, Row: G, Number: 29Endnotes
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