Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1807, Jan. 6 | Born, Breckinridge County, Ky. |
| 1828 | Opened law office, Elizabethtown, Ky. |
| 1832 | Moved to Louisville, Ky. Assistant editor, Louisville Advertiser |
| 1833-1835 | Commonwealth’s attorney, Louisville District, Ky. |
| 1835-1842 | Practiced law, Port Gibson and Vicksburg, Miss. |
| 1842 | Returned to Louisville, Ky. |
| 1848-1851 | Toured Europe and Egypt |
| 1852 | Supported Franklin Pierce for president |
| 1856 | Supported James Buchanan for president |
| 1857 | Moved to Washington, D.C.; appointed commissioner of patents |
| 1859-1861 | Postmaster general |
| 1861 | Secretary of war |
| 1862-1875 | Judge advocate general of the army |
| 1865 | Presided over military commission to try the Abraham Lincoln assassination conspirators |
| 1866 | Published “Vindication of Judge Advocate General Holt,” Washington Chronicle |
| 1875 | Retired from the army |
| 1888 | Published article on trial of Mary Surratt, North American Review |
| 1894, Aug. 1 | Died, Washington, D.C. |