First Sergeant Lovilo N. Holmes was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on February 15, 1863 in Nolensville, Tennessee during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company H, 2d Minnesota Infantry. Holmes was 32 years old.
7 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on September 11, 1897, 34 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Captain.
Holmes was born on October 10, 1830 in Farmersville, Cattaraugus County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota. Holmes died on May 7, 1914 in Mankato, Minnesota, at the age of 83. He is buried at Glenwood Cemetery in Mankato, Minnesota.
Holmes is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 45 credited to Minnesota.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Was one of a detachment of 16 men who heroically defended a wagon train against the attack of 125 cavalry, repulsed the attack, and saved the train.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Timeline
- October 10, 1830Born in Farmersville, Cattaraugus County, New York
- February 15, 1863Act of valor — Nolensville, TennesseeAge 32. Company H, 2d Minnesota Infantry
- September 11, 1897Medal of Honor presented
- May 7, 1914Died in Mankato, MinnesotaAge 83.
- Resting placeGlenwood CemeteryMankato, Minnesota
Biography
Lovilo N. Holmes (October 10, 1830 – May 7, 1914) was an American soldier in the Union Army and recipient of the Medal of Honor during the American Civil War.
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