Burton Allen Holder | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1843 |
| Died | 1920 (aged 76–77) |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States of America |
| Branch |  Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1864–65 |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War |
Burton Allen Holder (born between January 16 and March 16, 1843 – 1920) gained fame as a soldier in theConfederate States Army during theAmerican Civil War. During theRed River Campaign, Holder led the 22nd Texas Cavalry Regiment [Dismounted] which keptUnion forces out of theRed River and new areas ofTexas for the rest of the war.
Holder's parents Isaac Bledsoe Holder (b. December 20, 1783, died 1862) and Elizabeth Ann Stewart (born about 1793) were raised on the Chickasaw Reservation inAlabama. In the 1820s, they and the rest of the "Bleacher" clan moved to southwestern Missouri where the family lived for the next twenty years. Burton A. Holder was born inPolk County, Missouri, sometime in the first three months of 1843. In the 1850s, the family moved to the Indian Territory and then toGrayson County, Texas, where Holder was living when the Civil War erupted in 1861.[1]
On April 25, 1862, Holder married Nellie Campbell, a 20-year-woman who had been born inNorth Carolina. They raised several children.
Holder enlisted in the Confederate Armed forces. By the Red River Campaign in 1864, he was in command of the 22nd Texas Cavalry Regiment [Dismounted].
Holder's wife died at their home inDenison, Texas, in 1890 and Holder died thirty years later. They are buried in Grayson County.