The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-17

In 1856 Dr.. Holloway went to Madison
county, Miss, where, from the Begin
ming, he did a large plantation practice.
At the outbreak OF the Confederate war
he cast his lot with the Confederacy. en-
listing as a private in the Eighteenth
mississippi regiment Immediately tot-
lowing mis- enlistment he was made sur
geon Of the regiment and served in the
field with great distinction for one year,
when he was appointed by the surgeon
general nf the Confederate States to or
,ganize the hospital service In Rich
mond, with the rank Of major. DE-.
lIolloway's field service was !, altoget[lh 81
having been present at all the engage
mcnts If the army until he was trans
ferred to the hospital service. He re-
malned in charge OF the Richmond
hospitals until the surrender Of the Con-
lederatc armies In 1865.
ImnedIatcly after the war DR.. Hollo-s
way came to Louisville. where he was
appointed to the chair of anatomy In the
university OF Louisville. He occupied
that chair che year, after which ne WAS
transferred to the chair Of physiology
and medical jurisprudence, which ne re-
signed in 1861 He then accepted the
chair Of clinical and operative surgery
IN tho Kentucky School OF Medicine and
also In tie Louisville Medical College,
which he resigned In 1874, when ne or
eanized the Hospital School Of Medicine
At that Institution he occupied the chair
O, surgery for eight years reslgnlrg TO
accept the chair Of surgery In the Louis
Vile Medical College. In 1898 he took the
same char In the Kentucky Universt ~
During his active career as teacher
Dr. Holloway had perhaps the largest
nrivnte practice ever held by one ply
sicar in louisville. He IVES profound
thinker aui performed operations IN adj
yanra of the medical profession.
During all Of his professional life Dr..
Holloway was a contributorto the, vari-
Gus medical journals of the United states
and England. Ills latest and perhaps
most notable production was contribu-
ton to 4 surgery magazine edlted Dy
Eos we'll Palke, OF Blu ffuio, ~. y, on the
"Disenses o. tho Veins.
DR.. Holloway is survived by his wife.
who was Miss Annie Warren, OF DAN
vile. Ky. and the following children: -
nd ward e. larry and DR.. Samuel War
rem Holloway, of Loulsvillc Mrs. Rich
ard H. Higgins. Jr., of New York, and
Mrs. Charles V. Sales, of st. Paul. MINI.
Major Robert w. Hunter, secretary for
Virginia OF the Confederate war records
being compiled by the United States gov
otnment, says he has no record of pr. J.
W. Holloway, DR.. Moore, of South Caro-
Ina. was surgson-general OF the Con-
ccderacy and Major Hunter suggests that
DR., Holloway was probably one OF MS
rumeron assistants.
DR.. James b. McCaw says that although
the name sounds familiar to him he has
no recollection Of DR., Holloway. There
we're hundreds of Surgeons In Richmond
during the war.
Or. C.. w. =. Brock remembers Dr..
Holloway distinctly. He says DR.. Hollo-i
way was In charge OF the military hos
pttal that was situated at Seventh and
CARY streets, on the site now occupied
by the American Tobacco company's fac
! tory. He says Dr. Holloway was not
connected with the surgeon-general's
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