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Kennedy, Hyder (1840-1893). Civil War Letters, 1863-1867

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-MSS-0295

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

Contact:
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031