★ Haynie, Isham N.

Isham Nicholas Haynie​

Born: November 18, 1824

Birthplace: Dover, Tennessee

Father: William D. Haynie 1798 – 1870

(Buried: East Lawn Cemetery, Salem, Illinois)​

Mother: Elizabeth Bailey 1803 – 1884

(Buried: East Lawn Cemetery, Salem, Illinois)​

Wife: Elizabeth Cooper 1828 – 1895

(Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois)​

Children:

Sister Mary Mercedes Haynie 1853 – 1923​

(Buried: Motherhouse Cemetery, Nerinx, Kentucky)​

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Edwin Cooper Haynie 1856 – 1916​

(Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois)​

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Corinth Haynie Ryan 1862 – 1939​

(Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois)​

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Elizabeth Haynie Tracy 1866 – 1949​

(Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois)​

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Isham N. Haynie 1867 – 1869​

(Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois)​

Education:

1852: Graduated from Kentucky Law School​

Occupation before War:

Farm Laborer in Salem, Illinois​

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1846 – 1847: Attorney in Springfield, Illinois​

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1847 – 1848: 1st​ Lt., 6th​ Illinois Volunteers in Mexican-American War​

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1848 – 1856: Attorney in Springfield, Illinois​

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1850: Member of Illinois State Legislature​

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1856 – 1861: Judge of Court of Common Pleas in Cairo, Illinois​

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1860: Campaigner for Stephen A. Douglas for President Campaign​

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1860: Stephen A. Douglas Democratic Presidential Elector​

Civil War Career:

1861: Recruiter of 48th​ Illinois Volunteers Infantry Regiment​

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1861 – 1862: Colonel of 48th​ Illinois Infantry Regiment​

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1862: Served in the Expedition and Capture of Fort Henry, Tennessee​

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1862: Served in the Capture of Fort Donelson, Tennessee​

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1862: Wounded in the left thigh at the Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee​

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1862 – 1863: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers​

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1863: His Promotion as Brig. General Expired, not confirmed by Senate​

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1863: Resigned from the Union Army on March 6th​​

Occupation after War:

Illinois State Adjutant General, and Attorney in Illinois​

Died: May 22, 1868

Place of Death: Springfield, Illinois

Cause of Death: Congestion of the liver

Age at time of Death: 43 years old

Burial Place: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Brig. General Isham N. Haynie! Salutes remembering General Haynie on his birthday.

 

[Pollaco]

When he resigned He cited his wife's illness as the reason.