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THE HOMESTEAD
★ ★ ★
Unexpected Houseguests
William Rainey Holt
Courtesy Holt Family Descendants
Louisa Hogan Holt
Courtesy Holt Family Descendants The Homestead, ca. 1910 – Courtesy Davidson County Historical Museum
The Homestead was the home of Dr. William R.
Holt, one of antebellum North Carolina’s most
versatile and talented men, with interests in
medicine, agriculture, education, religion, trans-portation,
and manufacturing. In May 1865,
when Dr. Holt learned that Federal forces were
approaching Lexington, he left to secure his plan-tation,
Linwood, while his wife, Louisa Holt,
remained here with their children. Union Gen.
H. Judson Kilpatrick and the 9th Pennsylvania
Cavalry soon arrived in Lexington to patrol the
county and establish
order as Reconstruc-tion
began in the South. To safeguard her home
from possible destruction, Mrs. Holt offered it to
Kilpatrick as his headquarters. His staff officers
immediately placed a United States flag at the
gate and posted sentries around the house.
Although very little is recorded about the
Federal army’s actions while in Lexington, family
traditions indicate that the house remained
undamaged and that Mrs. Holt and her children
were treated considerately. Even so, iron brackets
Gen. H. Judson Kilpatrick
Courtesy Library of Congress
remain today on the door of the girls’ bedroom, evidence of Mrs. Holt’s
determination to safeguard them during the two months Kilpatrick’s men
occupied the house.
When Kilpatrick
departed, he gave the
family some gold and
sugar. He also gave
daughter Amelia Holt
a black pony that
she named Kilpatrick.
Dr. William R. Holt constructed The Homestead in 1834 as a wed-ding
present for his second wife, Louisa Hogan Holt. The house
is a sophisticated example of Greek Revival architecture. Although
Dr. Holt remained a practicing physician through the Civil War,
he devoted most of his time and energy to his plantation, Linwood,
southwest of Lexington, where he was noted for experiments in
“scientific agriculture.” Holt was a founding member and pres-ident
of the North Carolina Agriculture Society. The Homestead
remained in the possession of Holt descendants until 1982.
It remains a private residence.
Object Description
| Title | Homestead: Unexpected houseguests |
| Creator |
Civil War Trails, Inc. North Carolina Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. |
| Date | 2007 |
| Subjects |
North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Place |
Davidson County, North Carolina, United States Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina, United States |
| Time Period |
(1860-1876) Civil War and Reconstruction |
| Publisher | Civil War Trails, Inc. |
| Rights |
May be copyrighted. Submit permissions requests for further use to Civil War Trails, Inc http://www.civilwartrails.org/ |
| Type |
Text Sound |
| Language |
English |
| Format |
Information signs |
| Digital Collection |
Civil War Collection |
| Digital Format |
application/pdf audio/mp3 |
| Audience |
All |
| Full Text | THE HOMESTEAD ★ ★ ★ Unexpected Houseguests William Rainey Holt Courtesy Holt Family Descendants Louisa Hogan Holt Courtesy Holt Family Descendants The Homestead, ca. 1910 – Courtesy Davidson County Historical Museum The Homestead was the home of Dr. William R. Holt, one of antebellum North Carolina’s most versatile and talented men, with interests in medicine, agriculture, education, religion, trans-portation, and manufacturing. In May 1865, when Dr. Holt learned that Federal forces were approaching Lexington, he left to secure his plan-tation, Linwood, while his wife, Louisa Holt, remained here with their children. Union Gen. H. Judson Kilpatrick and the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry soon arrived in Lexington to patrol the county and establish order as Reconstruc-tion began in the South. To safeguard her home from possible destruction, Mrs. Holt offered it to Kilpatrick as his headquarters. His staff officers immediately placed a United States flag at the gate and posted sentries around the house. Although very little is recorded about the Federal army’s actions while in Lexington, family traditions indicate that the house remained undamaged and that Mrs. Holt and her children were treated considerately. Even so, iron brackets Gen. H. Judson Kilpatrick Courtesy Library of Congress remain today on the door of the girls’ bedroom, evidence of Mrs. Holt’s determination to safeguard them during the two months Kilpatrick’s men occupied the house. When Kilpatrick departed, he gave the family some gold and sugar. He also gave daughter Amelia Holt a black pony that she named Kilpatrick. Dr. William R. Holt constructed The Homestead in 1834 as a wed-ding present for his second wife, Louisa Hogan Holt. The house is a sophisticated example of Greek Revival architecture. Although Dr. Holt remained a practicing physician through the Civil War, he devoted most of his time and energy to his plantation, Linwood, southwest of Lexington, where he was noted for experiments in “scientific agriculture.” Holt was a founding member and pres-ident of the North Carolina Agriculture Society. The Homestead remained in the possession of Holt descendants until 1982. It remains a private residence. |
Description
| Title | Marker: Homestead: Unexpected houseguests |
| Creator |
Civil War Trails, Inc. |
| Date | 2007 |
| Subjects |
North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Place |
Davidson County, North Carolina, United States Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina, United States |
| Time Period |
(1860-1876) Civil War and Reconstruction |
| Publisher | Civil War Trails, Inc. |
| Rights |
May be copyrighted. Submit permissions requests for further use to Civil War Trails, Inc http://www.civilwartrails.org/ |
| Type |
Text |
| Language |
English |
| Format |
Information signs |
| Digital Characteristics-A | 93 KB; |
| Digital Collection |
Civil War Collection |
| Digital Format | application/pdf |
| Audience |
All |
| Full Text | THE HOMESTEAD ★ ★ ★ Unexpected Houseguests William Rainey Holt Courtesy Holt Family Descendants Louisa Hogan Holt Courtesy Holt Family Descendants The Homestead, ca. 1910 – Courtesy Davidson County Historical Museum The Homestead was the home of Dr. William R. Holt, one of antebellum North Carolina’s most versatile and talented men, with interests in medicine, agriculture, education, religion, trans-portation, and manufacturing. In May 1865, when Dr. Holt learned that Federal forces were approaching Lexington, he left to secure his plan-tation, Linwood, while his wife, Louisa Holt, remained here with their children. Union Gen. H. Judson Kilpatrick and the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry soon arrived in Lexington to patrol the county and establish order as Reconstruc-tion began in the South. To safeguard her home from possible destruction, Mrs. Holt offered it to Kilpatrick as his headquarters. His staff officers immediately placed a United States flag at the gate and posted sentries around the house. Although very little is recorded about the Federal army’s actions while in Lexington, family traditions indicate that the house remained undamaged and that Mrs. Holt and her children were treated considerately. Even so, iron brackets Gen. H. Judson Kilpatrick Courtesy Library of Congress remain today on the door of the girls’ bedroom, evidence of Mrs. Holt’s determination to safeguard them during the two months Kilpatrick’s men occupied the house. When Kilpatrick departed, he gave the family some gold and sugar. He also gave daughter Amelia Holt a black pony that she named Kilpatrick. Dr. William R. Holt constructed The Homestead in 1834 as a wed-ding present for his second wife, Louisa Hogan Holt. The house is a sophisticated example of Greek Revival architecture. Although Dr. Holt remained a practicing physician through the Civil War, he devoted most of his time and energy to his plantation, Linwood, southwest of Lexington, where he was noted for experiments in “scientific agriculture.” Holt was a founding member and pres-ident of the North Carolina Agriculture Society. The Homestead remained in the possession of Holt descendants until 1982. It remains a private residence. |
