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small engagements.
On July 2, 1863, at
Gettysburg, he was seriously wounded, captured and held prisoner until December, 1863.
He was surrendered with
Johnston at
Greensboro.
He has been twice married, and has nine children.
Peter T. Hollis, of
Chester county, formerly color-bearer of the Twenty-fourth South Carolina regiment, was born in
Chester county, in 1844.
His father,
Peter Hollis, a native of
Fairfield county, was a soldier of the
Seminole war; his grandfather,
Moses Hollis, was a brother of
Capt. John Hollis, of the
Continental army; and his great-grandfather, with two brothers from
Virginia, first settled in
Fairfield county, on
Wateree creek.
His mother's father fought with
Jackson at New Orleans and is thought to have been killed on that field.
Mr. Hollis enlisted in Company H, of the Twenty-fourth regiment, in 1861, and was first on duty on the coast, until the spring of 1863, when he went with
Gist's brigade to
Mississippi, participated in the first
battle at Jackson, and in the subsequent operations under
General Johnston for the relief of
Vicksburg, until the evacuation of
Jackson in July.
He had volunteered as one of the color guard early in his service, and during the
Mississippi campaign, on account of the wounding of the color-bearer, acted in his place, and he continued in this duty until the day of the
battle of Chickamauga, when the color-bearer resumed his duty, but was soon shot down, whereupon
Hollis again took up the flag and bore it through the fight.
All of the color guard were either killed or wounded at
Chickamauga, and a corner of the flag was shot away, but he escaped without harm though dozens of bullets passed through his clothing.
He took part in the fighting near
Chattanooga, the
battle of Missionary Ridge, and the fighting on the retreat, and in 1864, with promotion to ensign, he bore the colors of the regiment in all the battles of
Hardee's corps, from
Dalton to
Atlanta.
After reaching the latter city he was badly wounded and disabled for two months. He then rejoined his regiment at
Nashville, where he was captured in the disastrous battle.
Subsequently, until the close of the war, he was a prisoner at
Johnson's island,
Lake Erie.
Since then
Mr. Hollis has been engaged in farming with much success, and has been active in public affairs and
