An Illustrated History of Central Oregon, Western Historical Publishing Company, Spokane, WA. 1905, pages 235-236 JOSEPH HAYNES, a highly respected citizen of Wasco county, a patriotic soldier in the Union Army, and at present a retired farmer residing at Dufur, was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, December 24, 1826, the son of Joseph and Sallie (Chapin) Haynes, both natives of Massachusetts. They both were descended from old American families dating back several centuries. Our subject was reared and educated in Worcester, Massachusetts, attending the graded schools in that city, and he then learned the trade of a shoemaker, in which he continued until he was twenty-five years of age. At that period he went to Rock Island county, Illinois, remaining a few months, going thence to Jackson, Michigan. Here he passed four years, but returned to Illinois and enlisted, August 5, 1862, in Company A, Ninety-third Illinois Infantry, Captain Ashbaugh, Colonel Holden Putnam commanding. The latter was a lineal descendant of General Israel Putnam, of Revolutionary fame. Colonel Putnam was killed at the battle of Missionary Ridge, and our subject and comrades carried the body three miles from the battle field to the division surgeon's headquarters. Mr. Haynes participated in the battles of Fort Gibson, Raymond, Jackson, Mississippi, and Champion Hills. During the last engagement one hundred and sixty men in our subject's regiment were killed and wounded within the space of one hour. He was also engaged in a number of other heavy battles in the Vicksburg campaign. He was with General Tecumseh Sherman "From Atlanta to the Sea," and participated in the terrible battle of Altoona pass, which raged for thirteen hours. After the fall of Atlanta, he went on to Savannah, thence into the Carolinas, being at the battle of Bentonville. After Lee's surrender his command marched from Raleigh, to Washington, D.C. Mr. Haynes served three years and was mustered out with the rank of corporal June 25, 1865. He resumed work at his trade at Milan, Illinois, and in 1869 he removed to Kansas, where he was four years, engaged in shoemaking and farming. In 1879 he came to Oregon, crossing the plains with horse teams, and settled in Wasco county. Here he filed on land twelve miles from the present site of Dufur, owned and cultivated a half section for nineteen years, and then moved into the town of Dufur, built a residence and has since lived there with his family. February 25, 1853, at Jackson, Michigan, Mr. Haynes was married to Lucinda Freeman, born in New York, who went to Michigan with her parents when a small child. Her parents were descendants of old American families in New York. Mrs. Haynes has one brother and two sisters: Marvin, of Shasta county, California; Lorain, widow of Colonel Samuel S. Everson; and Mrs. Jane Hathaway. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Haynes: William R., of Wasco; Austin F., carpenter and builder, of Dufur; Ellsworth A., a Wasco county farmer; and Burt H., also of Wasco county. Our subject is a Republican, having cast his first vote during the original campaign of that party when John C. Fremont was the candidate, and since the party was formed he has never deserted its colors. Although he never aspires to office he always manifests a lively and patriotic interest in the successive campaigns of his party. In all educational affairs he has ever taken a deep, interest; has been a member of the school board and headed generously a subscription for the first school house built in his district. Mr. Haynes has eighteen grand-children, of whom he is justly proud. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in January 2005 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.