Kennedy, Hyder (1840-1893). Civil War Letters, 1863-1867
Scope and Contents
This collection contains letters written by Kennedy during his time serving in the Civil War. Most of them are to his mother or sister. The first letter is a typed copy, but the remaining letters are originals.
Dates
- 1863-1867
Creator
Biographical / Historical
Colonel Hyder Kennedy was born April 14, 1940 in Alabama and died January 4 1893 in New Orleans. He is buried in the Lafayette Protestant Cemetery. Though born in Alabama, he attended school in Tennessee and was a member of the 19 la Rgt., Adams Brigade, Breckinridge’s Div. for the Army of Tennessee. He and his wife Elizabeth Richardson Kennedy had three children. Their youngest daughter, Roberta, married Crow Girard, Esq., a prominent Lafayette attorney. Girard and his mother, Maxim Anna Crow, donated 25 acres of land that comprised the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s original campus.
Extent
1 Volumes (Material contained in 1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Hyder Kennedy Civil War Letters
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Christopher Bienvenu
- Date
- 09/02/2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection Repository
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031
speccoll@louisiana.edu