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William Dunn Hynes papers

 Collection — Folder: S0709
Identifier: S0709

Scope and Contents

This collection includes letters from William Dunn Hynes in Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee, ranging from 1862 to 1865, regarding military life in the U.S. Army during the American Civil War and being a prisoner of war. There is also a letter from William P. Duval in Florida on August 18, 1826 regarding territorial politics.

Dates

  • 1826, 1862-1865

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.

Biographical Note

William Dunn Hynes was born in 1841 to Nany Jane and Thomas Woodruff Hynes, a Presbyterian clergyman in Illinois. After his mother's death in 1846, his father remarried twice, fathering three more children, in addition to him and his three siblings. William D. Hynes served in Company D of the 22nd Illinois Infanty Regiment, enlisting on December 1, 1861. He transferred to Company U, 42nd Illinois Infantry Regiment on December 17, 1864, and mustered out on June 27, 1865. Hynes was taken prisoner by Confederate troops during December 1864 and held captive until May 1865. He also briefly served in Company K of the 6th Indiana Infantry. Hynes married his wife Helen in 1871, and they had four children. He worked as a mail carrier. William D. Hynes died in August 1915 and is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Sources:

Items in the collection.

Ancestry.com. "Thomas W. Hynes." Bell Family Tree. Accessed February 9, 2015. http://trees.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "William D. Hynes." 1860 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 9, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "William D. Hynes." 1900 United States Federal Census. Accessed February 9, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "William D. Hynes." U.S., Civil War Pension Index, 1861-1934. Accessed February 9, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. "William D. Hynes." U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Accessed February 9, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Findagrave.com. "William D. Hynes." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed February 9, 2015. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45980719/william-dunn-hynes.

Extent

0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Thomas W. Hynes on 1948/06/24.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2015/02/09 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2015/02/09 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid revised 2025/10/30 by Brittany Kropf.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
William Dunn Hynes papers
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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