Standing Where Their Forefathers Once Stood
Grave Marker Dedication to Confederate Soldier 2nd Lt. Joseph H. Hynds / L-R, Darlene Hammond, President Abner Baker Chapter 1404 of Knoxville, Carol Carmichael, Vice President Abner Baker Chapter 1404 of Knoxville, Lisa Thomas, 3rd Great Grand Neice of Judge Robert H. Hynds, Rhonda Turner, Recording Secretary Abner Baker Chapter 1404 of Knoxville, Sammy Hynds Harrison, Ft. Worth Tx, Grand Neice of Joseph Hynds and Great Grand Daughter of Judge Robert H. Hynds - Staff Photo by Jeff Depew
Grave Marker Dedication to Confederate Soldier 2nd Lt. Joseph H. Hynds - Staff Photo by Jeff Depew
Grave Marker Dedication to Confederate Soldier 2nd Lt. Joseph H. Hynds - Staff Photo by Jeff Depew
Grave Marker Dedication to Confederate Soldier 2nd Lt. Joseph H. Hynds - Staff Photo by Jeff Depew
Grave Marker Dedication to Confederate Soldier 2nd Lt. Joseph H. Hynds - Staff Photo by Jeff Depew
Grave Marker Dedication to Confederate Soldier 2nd Lt. Joseph H. Hynds - Staff Photo by Jeff Depew
Grave Marker Dedication to Confederate Soldier 2nd Lt. Joseph H. Hynds - Staff Photo by Jeff Depew
Grave Marker Dedication to Confederate Soldier 2nd Lt. Joseph H. Hynds - Staff Photo by Jeff Depew
Grave Marker Dedication to Confederate Soldier 2nd Lt. Joseph H. Hynds - Staff Photo by Jeff Depew
Grave Marker Dedication to Confederate Soldier 2nd Lt. Joseph H. Hynds - Staff Photo by Jeff Depew
Grave Marker Dedication to Confederate Soldier 2nd Lt. Joseph H. Hynds - Staff Photo by Jeff Depew
Grave Marker Dedication to Confederate Soldier 2nd Lt. Joseph H. Hynds - Staff Photo by Jeff Depew
Grave Marker Dedication to Confederate Soldier 2nd Lt. Joseph H. Hynds - Staff Photo by Jeff Depew
Grave Marker Dedication to Confederate Soldier 2nd Lt. Joseph H. Hynds - Staff Photo by Jeff Depew
Grave Marker Dedication to Confederate Soldier 2nd Lt. Joseph H. Hynds - Staff Photo by Jeff Depew
Grave Marker Dedication to Confederate Soldier 2nd Lt. Joseph H. Hynds - Staff Photo by Jeff Depew
Grave Marker Dedication to Confederate Soldier 2nd Lt. Joseph H. Hynds - Staff Photo by Jeff Depew
The Abner Baker Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and Sons of the Confederacy were on hand last week to honor a local Confederate soldier that had been laid to rest in Hopewell Cemetery in Dandridge. Darlene Hammond, President of the Knoxville Abner Baker Chapter 1404 of the United Daughter of the Confederacy, introduced the ancestors of the honoree. Taking an active part at the dedication ceremony were Hynds’ family members Lisa Thomas and Sammy Hynds Harrison. Lisa Thomas provided interesting facts regarding the Hynds family and Joseph Hynds service to the Confederacy. Sammy Hynds Harrison recited a poem during the ceremony. The Tennessee Division of the Honor Guard and Color Guard participated in the ceremony. Joseph H. Hynds, a Confederate soldier, was honored with a grave marker in the dedication ceremony. Hynds was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Confederate army and was the son of Judge Hynds, who was instrumental in the building of the Jefferson County Courthouse, as well as being a State Senator, among other contributions. Joseph was born in Dandridge and attended Maury Academy. Following the war, he spent a brief time in Alabama before returning to Dandridge. Joseph’s marker was provided by the Veteran’s Association, following the location of his grave site in Hopewell Cemetery. A reception was held following the service at the Hynds House in the Historic Town Square in Dandridge.
Source: K. Depew, News Director
