James Holehouse
{{Infobox military person
| name = James Holehouse
| image = File:Holehouse, James c1913 MoH public domain image.jpg
| caption = James Holehouse in 1913
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1839|12|25}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1915|05|20|1839|12|25}}
| birth_place = Stockport, England
| death_place = Chelsea, Massachusetts
| placeofburial = Oak Grove Cemetery (Fall River, Massachusetts)
| placeofburial_label = Place of burial
| nickname =
| allegiance = {{flagicon|United States|1861}} United States of America
| branch = {{army|USA}}
Union Army
| rank = Private
| unit = {{flagicon|Massachusetts}} 7th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
| awards = {{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} Medal of Honor
}}
James Holehouse (December 25, 1839 - May 20, 1915) was an English born soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War and recipient of the Medal of Honor.
Biography
Holehouse was born in England on December 25, 1839. He immigrated to America at some point from his birth until the start of Civil War. During the war he served as a Private in Company B of the 7th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.{{Cite web|title=James Holehouse {{!}} U.S. Civil War {{!}} U.S. Army {{!}} Medal of Honor Recipient|url=https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/james-holehouse|access-date=2021-10-26|website=Congressional Medal of Honor Society|language=en}} He earned his medal in action at Marye's Heights, Virginia on May 3, 1863.{{Cite web|title=James Holehouse - victoriacross|url=http://vconline.org.uk/james-holehouse/4593391978|access-date=2021-10-26|website=vconline.org.uk}} The medal's citation reads "With one companion voluntarily and with conspicuous daring advanced beyond his regiment, which had been broken In the assault, and halted beneath the crest. Following the example of these two men, the colors were brought to the summit, the regiment was advanced and the position held."{{Cite web|title=James Holehouse - Recipient -|url=http://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/1478|access-date=2021-10-26|website=valor.militarytimes.com|language=en}}
Notes
{{Note|There is some dispute over the battle at which Holehouse earned his medal. Some sources report the Second Battle of Fredericksburg while others report it is as the Battle of Chancellorsville.}}There is some dispute over the battle at which Holehouse earned his medal. Some sources report the Second Battle of Fredericksburg while others report it is as the Battle of Chancellorsville.
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Category:People from Stockport
Category:English emigrants to the United States
Category:United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
Category:American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor
Category:Burials at Oak Grove Cemetery (Fall River, Massachusetts)