| Summary: | (Unable to determine rank in photograph.) War of 1812 veteran. Resigned his U.S. Navy commission in 1861 and joined the Confederate Navy. Promoted to Commodore in December 1861. Major commands and engagements include the defense of the James River, the naval station at New Orleans, Confederate naval forces on the upper Mississippi, the defense of Columbus, Kentucky, and New Orleans. After the fall of New Orleans in April 1862, Hollins spent the remainder of the war in administrative duties. Source: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988.
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