William Dunbar Holder

William Dunbar Holder (March 6, 1824 – April 26, 1900) was a prominent Confederate politician and soldier. He was a colonel in the Army of Northern Virginia, represented Mississippi in the Confederate States Congress, and also served as the 19th State Auditor of Mississippi from 1896 to 1900.

Biography Holder was born in Franklin County, Tennessee, but later moved to Mississippi at age 14. He served one term in the state legislature in 1853. Holder was promoted to colonel of his regiment on April 26, 1862 and was wounded in the Battle of Malvern Hill in July. In a letter to The Clarion-Ledger in October 1886, Holder wrote the following,

Disabled by his wounds, Holder resigned his army commission January 20, 1864.

He died in Jackson, Mississippi on April 26, 1900.

Family He married Catharine Theresa Bowles (1837–1887) and they had six sons and one daughter.