David Eldred Holt (November 27, 1843 – November 5, 1925) was an

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clergy. He is known for a

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that he wrote about his experiences as a soldier in the

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during the

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References

*"A Mississippi Rebel in the Army of Northern Virginia: The Civil War Memoirs of David Holt," 1995, Edited by Thomas D. Cockrell and Michael B. Ballard, . *"A Genealogical History of the Holt Family in the United States (more particularly the descendants of Nicholas Holt of Newbury and Andover Mass. 1634-1644, and of William Holt of New Haven, Conn," Chapter 1, The Holt Family of Virginia, 1864, Albany, NY. American Episcopal clergy 1843 births 1925 deaths {{US-Christian-clergy-stub