The British held Fort Mackinac until the end of the War of 1812 until it was returned with the Treaty of Ghent. When the Americans reoccupied it, the name was changed to Fort Holmes in honor of the Major. (Well, actually Fort Mackinac remained with that name, but nearby British Fort George had its name changed to Fort Holmes.)
Holmes was to receive other honors. A town and county in Ohio were named after him. On December 16, 1816, an act was passed by the Mississippi General Assembly to name a town in Pike County Holmesville in his honor.
--Brock-Perry
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