Time to Read
1–2 minutes
Authors
Danny Leavy and Kevin Guing

Available Details
| Name | John Holster |
| Alt’ Name | John Holstein |
| Location/ Birthplace | Birr |
| Born | 1834 |
| Baptism Record | |
| Year of Death | 1866 |
| Grave Location | |
| US State | |
| US Residence | Charleston, South Carolina |
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| Father | |
| Other Family | |
| Army | Confederate Confederate States Army – Wikipedia |
| Military History | Promoted to Corporal. Mention is made in the records that this soldier was involved in the attack on Fort Sumter in April 1861, the first shots in the US Civil War Fort Sumter Battle Facts and Summary | American Battlefield Trust |
| Army Details | 1st North Carolina Cavalry Regiment Soldier Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) Battle Unit Details – The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) History of the 1st South Carolina Cavalry Regiment in the Civil War |
| Other Details |
Enlistment & Discharge Records


DISCHARGE PAPERS JUNE 1863
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