George Nichols HOLLINS

Background

HOLLINS, George Nichols was born on September 20, 1799 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, United States. Son of John Hollins and his wife Janet (Smith), a sister of General Samuel Smith.

Education

Public school.

Career

He was married twice. Both wives were daughters of a Colonel Steritt. Hollins entered the U.S. Navy as a midshipman in 1814 and served on the Erie.

During the Algerian war of 1815, he served under Stephen Decatur on board the President. He also saw duty on the Guerriere, the Columbus, the Franklin, and the Washington, and he commanded East India merchant ships. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1828, to commander in 1841, and to captain in 1855, the year he bombarded Graytown, Nicaragua, in retaliation for destruction of American property.

When the war began, he resigned from the navy. In March 1861, he went to Montgomery, Alabama, where he worked with Raphael Semmes and Josiah Tattnall. As a commander in the Confederate Navy, he captured the steamer St. Nicholas on the Potomac River on June 29,1861.

On July 10,1861, he was named commander of naval defenses on the James River, and on July 31 of the same year, he was put in charge of the naval station at New Orleans, which he defended against the federal blockade. He later served on the boards of inquiry after New Orleans was taken by Union forces. In December 1861, he was the flag officer in charge of defending the works at Columbus, Kentucky.

He later commanded all Confederate naval forces on the Mississippi River and served on the court of inquiry concerning the destruction of the ironclad Virginia. From 1863 on, he held routine duties around Richmond. He surrendered when the war ended, but was soon paroled.

After the war, Hollins was a city court officer in Baltimore.

Achievements

• George Nichols Hollins has been listed as a noteworthy naval officer by Marquis Who's Who.

Religion

"Peculiar institution" of slavery was not only expedient but also ordained by God and upheld in Holy Scripture.

Politics

Stands for preserving slavery, states' rights, and political liberty for whites. Every individual state is sovereign, even to the point of secession.

Connections

Married twice, the Steritt sisters.

Father:

John Hollins

Mother:

Janet (Smith) Hollins

Spouse:

twice