Joseph Holt

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Joseph Holt was an American lawyer and politician who served as a key member of President Abraham Lincoln’s administration, notably as Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army during the Civil War.

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Joseph Holt canonical 6

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instanceOf American Civil War figure ⓘ
human ⓘ
politician ⓘ
appointedBy Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
James Buchanan ⓘ
burialPlace Mount Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1807-01-06 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1894-08-01 ⓘ
educatedAt Centre College ⓘ
St. Joseph’s College (Bardstown, Kentucky) ⓘ
Transylvania University ⓘ
employer United States Army ⓘ
United States federal government ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
knownFor strong Unionist stance despite Kentucky origins ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
legalSpecialty military law ⓘ
memberOf Lincoln administration ⓘ
militaryRank brigadier general ⓘ
name Joseph Holt ⓘ
notableFor role in military trials after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination ⓘ
service as Judge Advocate General during the American Civil War ⓘ
notableWork prosecution of the Lincoln assassination conspirators ⓘ
occupation judge advocate ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
placeOfBirth Breckinridge County, Kentucky ⓘ
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C. ⓘ
politicalParty Democratic Party ⓘ
Republican Party ⓘ
positionHeld Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army ⓘ
United States Postmaster General ⓘ
United States Secretary of War ⓘ
linked to: Secretary of War
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Louisville, Kentucky ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
spouse Margaret Wickliffe Holt ⓘ
workedOn military justice reforms during the Civil War ⓘ

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Memoirs of Joseph Holt → mainSubject → Joseph Holt ⓘ
Hilda Holt → spouse → Joseph Holt ⓘ
Hilda Holt → notableRelative → Joseph Holt ⓘ
Joseph Holt → name → Joseph Holt ⓘ