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	[[Image:KIENE.~~jpg~~\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Carte de visite by G. G. Johnson. Mark Warren Collection. Photo courtesy of Military Images Digital Online]]		[[Image:KIENE.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Carte de visite by G. G. Johnson. Mark Warren Collection. Photo courtesy of Military Images Digital Online]]
	[[Image:pkiene.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|c. 1912. Photographer unknown, “[Peter Kiene seated at his desk],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed April 12, 2014, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/73.]]		[[Image:pkiene.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|c. 1912. Photographer unknown, “[Peter Kiene seated at his desk],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed April 12, 2014, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/73.]]
	[[Image:kiene1846.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Headstone in Linwood Cemetery]]KIENE, Peter. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 2, 1846--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 6, 1912). Kiene's [[CIVIL WAR]] experience began at the age of fifteen with his enlistment in the Union Army in Company E, 16th Iowa. Wounded at Corinth, Misssissippi, Kiene was captured and imprisoned. He was returned from captivity and reenlisted as a veteran volunteer. Months later he was captured at Alanta and imprisoned at the infamous Andersonville prison camp in Georgia. (1)		[[Image:kiene1846.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Headstone in Linwood Cemetery]]KIENE, Peter. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 2, 1846--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 6, 1912). Kiene's [[CIVIL WAR]] experience began at the age of fifteen with his enlistment in the Union Army in Company E, 16th Iowa. Wounded at Corinth, Misssissippi, Kiene was captured and imprisoned. He was returned from captivity and reenlisted as a veteran volunteer. Months later he was captured at Alanta and imprisoned at the infamous Andersonville prison camp in Georgia. (1)

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	[Image:KIENE.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Carte de visite by G. G. Johnson. Mark Warren Collection. Photo courtesy of Military Images Digital Online]		[[Image:KIENE.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Carte de visite by G. G. Johnson. Mark Warren Collection. Photo courtesy of Military Images Digital Online]]
	[[Image:pkiene.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|c. 1912. Photographer unknown, “[Peter Kiene seated at his desk],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed April 12, 2014, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/73.]]		[[Image:pkiene.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|c. 1912. Photographer unknown, “[Peter Kiene seated at his desk],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed April 12, 2014, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/73.]]
	[[Image:kiene1846.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Headstone in Linwood Cemetery]]KIENE, Peter. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 2, 1846--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 6, 1912). Kiene's [[CIVIL WAR]] experience began at the age of fifteen with his enlistment in the Union Army in Company E, 16th Iowa. Wounded at Corinth, Misssissippi, Kiene was captured and imprisoned. He was returned from captivity and reenlisted as a veteran volunteer. Months later he was captured at Alanta and imprisoned at the infamous Andersonville prison camp in Georgia. (1)		[[Image:kiene1846.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Headstone in Linwood Cemetery]]KIENE, Peter. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 2, 1846--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 6, 1912). Kiene's [[CIVIL WAR]] experience began at the age of fifteen with his enlistment in the Union Army in Company E, 16th Iowa. Wounded at Corinth, Misssissippi, Kiene was captured and imprisoned. He was returned from captivity and reenlisted as a veteran volunteer. Months later he was captured at Alanta and imprisoned at the infamous Andersonville prison camp in Georgia. (1)

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	[Image:KIENE.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Carte de visite by G. G. Johnson. Mark Warren Collection. Photo courtesy of Military Images Digital Online]]		[Image:KIENE.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Carte de visite by G. G. Johnson. Mark Warren Collection. Photo courtesy of Military Images Digital Online]
	[[Image:pkiene.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|c. 1912. Photographer unknown, “[Peter Kiene seated at his desk],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed April 12, 2014, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/73.]]		[[Image:pkiene.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|c. 1912. Photographer unknown, “[Peter Kiene seated at his desk],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed April 12, 2014, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/73.]]
	[[Image:kiene1846.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Headstone in Linwood Cemetery]]KIENE, Peter. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 2, 1846--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 6, 1912). Kiene's [[CIVIL WAR]] experience began at the age of fifteen with his enlistment in the Union Army in Company E, 16th Iowa. Wounded at Corinth, Misssissippi, Kiene was captured and imprisoned. He was returned from captivity and reenlisted as a veteran volunteer. Months later he was captured at Alanta and imprisoned at the infamous Andersonville prison camp in Georgia. (1)		[[Image:kiene1846.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Headstone in Linwood Cemetery]]KIENE, Peter. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 2, 1846--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 6, 1912). Kiene's [[CIVIL WAR]] experience began at the age of fifteen with his enlistment in the Union Army in Company E, 16th Iowa. Wounded at Corinth, Misssissippi, Kiene was captured and imprisoned. He was returned from captivity and reenlisted as a veteran volunteer. Months later he was captured at Alanta and imprisoned at the infamous Andersonville prison camp in Georgia. (1)

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			[Image:KIENE.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Carte de visite by G. G. Johnson. Mark Warren Collection. Photo courtesy of Military Images Digital Online]]
	[[Image:pkiene.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|c. 1912. Photographer unknown, “[Peter Kiene seated at his desk],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed April 12, 2014, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/73.]]		[[Image:pkiene.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|c. 1912. Photographer unknown, “[Peter Kiene seated at his desk],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed April 12, 2014, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/73.]]
	[[Image:kiene1846.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Headstone in Linwood Cemetery]]KIENE, Peter. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 2, 1846--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 6, 1912). Kiene's [[CIVIL WAR]] experience began at the age of fifteen with his enlistment in the Union Army in Company E, 16th Iowa. Wounded ~~twice~~, Kiene was captured and imprisoned ~~seven months~~ at the ~~notorious~~ Andersonville prison ~~and later~~ in ~~Libby Prison~~.		[[Image:kiene1846.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Headstone in Linwood Cemetery]]KIENE, Peter. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 2, 1846--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 6, 1912). Kiene's [[CIVIL WAR]] experience began at the age of fifteen with his enlistment in the Union Army in Company E, 16th Iowa. Wounded at Corinth, Misssissippi, Kiene was captured and imprisoned. He was returned from captivity and reenlisted as a veteran volunteer. Months later he was captured at Alanta and imprisoned at the infamous Andersonville prison camp in Georgia. (1)

			The intervention of his father, [[KIENE, Peter Sr.\|Peter KIENE, Sr.]] on behalf of a Confederate soldier held at Rock Island led to his son receiving special attention at a prison known for harsh conditions that caused the death of many Union prisoners. According to the story reported by [[WILKIE, Franc\|Franc WILKIE]], a Southern woman visiting the Andersonville camp found that Kiene came from Dubuque which was not far from Rock Island where her brother was being held a prisoner of the Union. Peter Kiene, Sr. quickly arranged special treatment for the brother while the sister looked after Kiene. Both men lived. (2)

	The intervention of his father, [[KIENE, Peter Sr.\|Peter KIENE, Sr.]] on behalf of a Confederate soldier held at Rock Island led to his son receiving special attention at a prison known for harsh conditions that caused the death of many Union prisoners. According to the story reported by [[WILKIE, Franc\|Franc WILKIE]], a Southern woman visiting the Andersonville camp found that Kiene came from Dubuque which was not far from Rock Island where her brother was being held a prisoner of the Union. Peter Kiene, Sr. quickly arranged special treatment for the brother while the sister looked after Kiene. Both men lived. (1)
	[[Image:kiene.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Assignment of mortgage]]		[[Image:kiene.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Assignment of mortgage]]
	[[File:andersonvillea.jpeg\|400px\|thumb\|left\|Andersonville prison, officially named Camp Sumter, occupied 26.5 acres enclosed by a double palisade made of pine logs. A railing inside the stockade constituted a "deadline." Guards were ordered to shoot anyone who crossed the deadline. No shelter was furnished; men bought wooden poles for $1.50 and pooled their blankets to make tents. Water came from wells the prisoners dug and from the stockade branch of Sweetwater Creek which ran through the center of the camp. Often latrines bordered the lower end and sewage from the guards' camp, outside the stockade, also emptied into it. Spread by flies and maggots, dysentery and scurvy resulted in a death rate of up to 130 men daily. Photo courtesy: National Park Service, Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia]]		[[File:andersonvillea.jpeg\|400px\|thumb\|left\|Andersonville prison, officially named Camp Sumter, occupied 26.5 acres enclosed by a double palisade made of pine logs. A railing inside the stockade constituted a "deadline." Guards were ordered to shoot anyone who crossed the deadline. No shelter was furnished; men bought wooden poles for $1.50 and pooled their blankets to make tents. Water came from wells the prisoners dug and from the stockade branch of Sweetwater Creek which ran through the center of the camp. Often latrines bordered the lower end and sewage from the guards' camp, outside the stockade, also emptied into it. Spread by flies and maggots, dysentery and scurvy resulted in a death rate of up to 130 men daily. Photo courtesy: National Park Service, Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia]]
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	[[File:andersonville1.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Iowa monument at Andersonville. Photo: Andersonville National Historic Site, May 28, 2014]]		[[File:andersonville1.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Iowa monument at Andersonville. Photo: Andersonville National Historic Site, May 28, 2014]]

	After Keine returned to Dubuque, he began secretary of the [[CHICAGO, DUBUQUE AND MINNESOTA RAILROAD]] and the [[CHICAGO, CLINTON AND DUBUQUE RAILROAD]]. Before joining his father in the business of insurance, real estate and loans, Kiene was also the secretary-treasurer of the [[DUBUQUE MANUFACTURING COMPANY]]. (2) He was a director of [[FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUBUQUE]], a charter member of the Library Board, member of the board of directors of the [[DUBUQUE INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION]], and president of the school board.		After Keine returned to Dubuque, he began secretary of the [[CHICAGO, DUBUQUE AND MINNESOTA RAILROAD]] and the [[CHICAGO, CLINTON AND DUBUQUE RAILROAD]]. Before joining his father in the business of insurance, real estate and loans, Kiene was also the secretary-treasurer of the [[DUBUQUE MANUFACTURING COMPANY]]. (3) He was a director of [[FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUBUQUE]], a charter member of the Library Board, member of the board of directors of the [[DUBUQUE INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION]], and president of the school board.

	Kiene and his father were involved in the operation of the [[IOWA IRON WORKS]]. Prior to 1904 a large amount of money was borrowed to carry on the business. When the business known as Peter Kiene & Son went bankrupt in 1914, records of what obligations the Kienes had been given were difficult to locate leading to bankruptcy being filed by [[BONSON, Robert\|Robert BONSON]] and [[BONSON, William Watts\|William Watts BONSON]]. (3)		Kiene and his father were involved in the operation of the [[IOWA IRON WORKS]]. Prior to 1904 a large amount of money was borrowed to carry on the business. When the business known as Peter Kiene & Son went bankrupt in 1914, records of what obligations the Kienes had been given were difficult to locate leading to bankruptcy being filed by [[BONSON, Robert\|Robert BONSON]] and [[BONSON, William Watts\|William Watts BONSON]]. (4)

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	1. "How a 15-Year-Old Dubuquer Survived Andersonville," ''Telegraph Herald'', March 29, 1964, p. 21		1. "A Teenager in Andersonville," Military Images Digital Online]]

			2. "How a 15-Year-Old Dubuquer Survived Andersonville," ''Telegraph Herald'', March 29, 1964, p. 21

	2. Ibid.		3. Ibid.

	3. "Bonsons File Petitions in Bankruptcy," ''Telegraph-Herald'', February 17, 1914, P. 1		4. "Bonsons File Petitions in Bankruptcy," ''Telegraph-Herald'', February 17, 1914, P. 1

	Oldt, Franklin. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 820		Oldt, Franklin. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 820

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	[[Image:kiene1846.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Headstone in Linwood Cemetery]]KIENE, Peter. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 2, 1846--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 6, 1912). Kiene's [[CIVIL WAR]] experience began at the age of fifteen with his enlistment in the Union Army in Company E, 16th Iowa. Wounded twice, Kiene was captured and imprisoned seven months at the notorious Andersonville prison and later in Libby Prison.		[[Image:kiene1846.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Headstone in Linwood Cemetery]]KIENE, Peter. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 2, 1846--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 6, 1912). Kiene's [[CIVIL WAR]] experience began at the age of fifteen with his enlistment in the Union Army in Company E, 16th Iowa. Wounded twice, Kiene was captured and imprisoned seven months at the notorious Andersonville prison and later in Libby Prison.

	The intervention of his father, [[KIENE, Peter Sr.\|Peter KIENE, Sr.]] on behalf of a Confederate soldier held at Rock Island led to his son receiving special attention at a prison known for harsh conditions that caused the death of many Union prisoners. According to the story reported by [[WILKIE, Franc\|Franc WILKIE]], a Southern woman visiting the Andersonville camp found that Kiene came from Dubuque which not far from Rock Island where her brother was being held a prisoner of the Union. Peter Kiene, Sr. quickly arranged special treatment for the brother while the sister looked after Kiene. Both men lived. (1)		The intervention of his father, [[KIENE, Peter Sr.\|Peter KIENE, Sr.]] on behalf of a Confederate soldier held at Rock Island led to his son receiving special attention at a prison known for harsh conditions that caused the death of many Union prisoners. According to the story reported by [[WILKIE, Franc\|Franc WILKIE]], a Southern woman visiting the Andersonville camp found that Kiene came from Dubuque which was not far from Rock Island where her brother was being held a prisoner of the Union. Peter Kiene, Sr. quickly arranged special treatment for the brother while the sister looked after Kiene. Both men lived. (1)
	[[Image:kiene.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Assignment of mortgage]]		[[Image:kiene.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Assignment of mortgage]]
	[[File:andersonvillea.jpeg\|400px\|thumb\|left\|Andersonville prison, officially named Camp Sumter, occupied 26.5 acres enclosed by a double palisade made of pine logs. A railing inside the stockade constituted a "deadline." Guards were ordered to shoot anyone who crossed the deadline. No shelter was furnished; men bought wooden poles for $1.50 and pooled their blankets to make tents. Water came from wells the prisoners dug and from the stockade branch of Sweetwater Creek which ran through the center of the camp. Often latrines bordered the lower end and sewage from the guards' camp, outside the stockade, also emptied into it. Spread by flies and maggots, dysentery and scurvy resulted in a death rate of up to 130 men daily. Photo courtesy: National Park Service, Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia]]		[[File:andersonvillea.jpeg\|400px\|thumb\|left\|Andersonville prison, officially named Camp Sumter, occupied 26.5 acres enclosed by a double palisade made of pine logs. A railing inside the stockade constituted a "deadline." Guards were ordered to shoot anyone who crossed the deadline. No shelter was furnished; men bought wooden poles for $1.50 and pooled their blankets to make tents. Water came from wells the prisoners dug and from the stockade branch of Sweetwater Creek which ran through the center of the camp. Often latrines bordered the lower end and sewage from the guards' camp, outside the stockade, also emptied into it. Spread by flies and maggots, dysentery and scurvy resulted in a death rate of up to 130 men daily. Photo courtesy: National Park Service, Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia]]
	[[File:andersonville3.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|During a heavy rainstorm on August 14, 1864 a spring suddenly gushed from the hillside. Several men claimed lightning ~~strike~~ this spot just before the spring burst forth. Photo courtesy: National Park Service, Georgia]]		[[File:andersonville3.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|During a heavy rainstorm on August 14, 1864 a spring suddenly gushed from the hillside. Several men claimed lightning struck this spot just before the spring burst forth. Photo courtesy: National Park Service, Georgia]]
	[[File:andersonville4.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Location of spring which was running in 2014. Photo: Andersonville National Historic Site, May 28, 2014]]		[[File:andersonville4.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Location of spring which was running in 2014. Photo: Andersonville National Historic Site, May 28, 2014]]
	[[File:andersonville1.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Iowa monument at Andersonville. Photo: Andersonville National Historic Site, May 28, 2014]]		[[File:andersonville1.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Iowa monument at Andersonville. Photo: Andersonville National Historic Site, May 28, 2014]]
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	After Keine returned to Dubuque, he began secretary of the [[CHICAGO, DUBUQUE AND MINNESOTA RAILROAD]] and the [[CHICAGO, CLINTON AND DUBUQUE RAILROAD]]. Before joining his father in the business of insurance, real estate and loans, Kiene was also the secretary-treasurer of the [[DUBUQUE MANUFACTURING COMPANY]]. (2) He was a director of [[FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUBUQUE]], a charter member of the Library Board, member of the board of directors of the [[DUBUQUE INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION]], and president of the school board.		After Keine returned to Dubuque, he began secretary of the [[CHICAGO, DUBUQUE AND MINNESOTA RAILROAD]] and the [[CHICAGO, CLINTON AND DUBUQUE RAILROAD]]. Before joining his father in the business of insurance, real estate and loans, Kiene was also the secretary-treasurer of the [[DUBUQUE MANUFACTURING COMPANY]]. (2) He was a director of [[FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUBUQUE]], a charter member of the Library Board, member of the board of directors of the [[DUBUQUE INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION]], and president of the school board.

	Kiene and his father were involved in the operation of the [[IOWA IRON WORKS]]. Prior to 1904 a large amount of money was borrowed to carry on the business. When the business known as Peter Kiene & Son went bankrupt in 1914, records of what ~~became of~~ obligations the Kienes had been given were difficult to locate leading to bankruptcy being filed by [[BONSON, Robert\|Robert BONSON]] and [[BONSON, William Watts\|William Watts BONSON]]. (3)		Kiene and his father were involved in the operation of the [[IOWA IRON WORKS]]. Prior to 1904 a large amount of money was borrowed to carry on the business. When the business known as Peter Kiene & Son went bankrupt in 1914, records of what obligations the Kienes had been given were difficult to locate leading to bankruptcy being filed by [[BONSON, Robert\|Robert BONSON]] and [[BONSON, William Watts\|William Watts BONSON]]. (3)

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	After Keine returned to Dubuque, he began secretary of the [[CHICAGO, DUBUQUE AND MINNESOTA RAILROAD]] and the [[CHICAGO, CLINTON AND DUBUQUE RAILROAD]]. Before joining his father in the business of insurance, real estate and loans, Kiene was also the secretary-treasurer of the [[DUBUQUE MANUFACTURING COMPANY]]. (2) He was a director of [[FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUBUQUE]], a charter member of the Library Board, member of the board of directors of the [[DUBUQUE INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION]], and president of the school board.		After Keine returned to Dubuque, he began secretary of the [[CHICAGO, DUBUQUE AND MINNESOTA RAILROAD]] and the [[CHICAGO, CLINTON AND DUBUQUE RAILROAD]]. Before joining his father in the business of insurance, real estate and loans, Kiene was also the secretary-treasurer of the [[DUBUQUE MANUFACTURING COMPANY]]. (2) He was a director of [[FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUBUQUE]], a charter member of the Library Board, member of the board of directors of the [[DUBUQUE INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION]], and president of the school board.

	Kiene and his father were involved in the operation of the [[IOWA IRON WORKS]]. Prior to 1904 a large amount of money was borrowed to carry on the business. When the business known as Peter Kiene & Son went bankrupt in 1914, records of what became of obligations the Kienes had been given were difficult to locate leading to bankruptcy being filed by [[BONSON, Robert\|Robert BONSON]] and [[BONSON, ~~W. W.~~\|~~W. W.~~ BONSON]]. (3)		Kiene and his father were involved in the operation of the [[IOWA IRON WORKS]]. Prior to 1904 a large amount of money was borrowed to carry on the business. When the business known as Peter Kiene & Son went bankrupt in 1914, records of what became of obligations the Kienes had been given were difficult to locate leading to bankruptcy being filed by [[BONSON, Robert\|Robert BONSON]] and [[BONSON, William Watts\|William Watts BONSON]]. (3)

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	The intervention of his father, [[KIENE, Peter Sr.\|Peter KIENE, Sr.]] on behalf of a Confederate soldier held at Rock Island led to his son receiving special attention at a prison known for harsh conditions that caused the death of many Union prisoners. According to the story reported by [[WILKIE, Franc\|Franc WILKIE]], a Southern woman visiting the Andersonville camp found that Kiene came from Dubuque which not far from Rock Island where her brother was being held a prisoner of the Union. Peter Kiene, Sr. quickly arranged special treatment for the brother while the sister looked after Kiene. Both men lived. (1)		The intervention of his father, [[KIENE, Peter Sr.\|Peter KIENE, Sr.]] on behalf of a Confederate soldier held at Rock Island led to his son receiving special attention at a prison known for harsh conditions that caused the death of many Union prisoners. According to the story reported by [[WILKIE, Franc\|Franc WILKIE]], a Southern woman visiting the Andersonville camp found that Kiene came from Dubuque which not far from Rock Island where her brother was being held a prisoner of the Union. Peter Kiene, Sr. quickly arranged special treatment for the brother while the sister looked after Kiene. Both men lived. (1)
	[[Image:kiene.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Assignment of mortgage]]		[[Image:kiene.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Assignment of mortgage]]
	[[File:andersonvillea.jpeg\|~~300px~~\|thumb\|left\|Andersonville prison, officially named Camp Sumter, occupied 26.5 acres enclosed by a double palisade made of pine logs. A railing inside the stockade constituted a "deadline." Guards were ordered to shoot anyone who crossed the deadline. No shelter was furnished; men bought wooden poles for $1.50 and pooled their blankets to make tents. Water came from wells the prisoners dug and from the stockade branch of Sweetwater Creek which ran through the center of the camp. Often latrines bordered the lower end and sewage from the guards' camp, outside the stockade, also emptied into it. Spread by flies and maggots, dysentery and scurvy resulted in a death rate of up to 130 men daily. Photo courtesy: National Park Service, Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia]]		[[File:andersonvillea.jpeg\|400px\|thumb\|left\|Andersonville prison, officially named Camp Sumter, occupied 26.5 acres enclosed by a double palisade made of pine logs. A railing inside the stockade constituted a "deadline." Guards were ordered to shoot anyone who crossed the deadline. No shelter was furnished; men bought wooden poles for $1.50 and pooled their blankets to make tents. Water came from wells the prisoners dug and from the stockade branch of Sweetwater Creek which ran through the center of the camp. Often latrines bordered the lower end and sewage from the guards' camp, outside the stockade, also emptied into it. Spread by flies and maggots, dysentery and scurvy resulted in a death rate of up to 130 men daily. Photo courtesy: National Park Service, Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia]]
	[[File:andersonville3.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|During a heavy rainstorm on August 14, 1864 a spring suddenly gushed from the hillside. Several men claimed lightning strike this spot just before the spring burst forth. Photo courtesy: National Park Service, Georgia]]		[[File:andersonville3.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|During a heavy rainstorm on August 14, 1864 a spring suddenly gushed from the hillside. Several men claimed lightning strike this spot just before the spring burst forth. Photo courtesy: National Park Service, Georgia]]
	[[File:andersonville4.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Location of spring which was running in 2014. Photo: Andersonville National Historic Site, May 28, 2014]]		[[File:andersonville4.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Location of spring which was running in 2014. Photo: Andersonville National Historic Site, May 28, 2014]]

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	The intervention of his father, [[KIENE, Peter Sr.\|Peter KIENE, Sr.]] on behalf of a Confederate soldier held at Rock Island led to his son receiving special attention at a prison known for harsh conditions that caused the death of many Union prisoners. According to the story reported by [[WILKIE, Franc\|Franc WILKIE]], a Southern woman visiting the Andersonville camp found that Kiene came from Dubuque which not far from Rock Island where her brother was being held a prisoner of the Union. Peter Kiene, Sr. quickly arranged special treatment for the brother while the sister looked after Kiene. Both men lived. (1)		The intervention of his father, [[KIENE, Peter Sr.\|Peter KIENE, Sr.]] on behalf of a Confederate soldier held at Rock Island led to his son receiving special attention at a prison known for harsh conditions that caused the death of many Union prisoners. According to the story reported by [[WILKIE, Franc\|Franc WILKIE]], a Southern woman visiting the Andersonville camp found that Kiene came from Dubuque which not far from Rock Island where her brother was being held a prisoner of the Union. Peter Kiene, Sr. quickly arranged special treatment for the brother while the sister looked after Kiene. Both men lived. (1)
	[[Image:kiene.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Assignment of mortgage]]		[[Image:kiene.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Assignment of mortgage]]
	[[File:andersonvillea.jpeg\|~~200px~~\|thumb\|left\|Andersonville prison, officially named Camp Sumter, occupied 26.5 acres enclosed by a double palisade made of pine logs. A railing inside the stockade constituted a "deadline." Guards were ordered to shoot anyone who crossed the deadline. No shelter was furnished; men bought wooden poles for $1.50 and pooled their blankets to make tents. Water came from wells the prisoners dug and from the stockade branch of Sweetwater Creek which ran through the center of the camp. Often latrines bordered the lower end and sewage from the guards' camp, outside the stockade, also emptied into it. Spread by flies and maggots, dysentery and scurvy resulted in a death rate of up to 130 men daily. Photo courtesy: National Park Service, Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia]]		[[File:andersonvillea.jpeg\|300px\|thumb\|left\|Andersonville prison, officially named Camp Sumter, occupied 26.5 acres enclosed by a double palisade made of pine logs. A railing inside the stockade constituted a "deadline." Guards were ordered to shoot anyone who crossed the deadline. No shelter was furnished; men bought wooden poles for $1.50 and pooled their blankets to make tents. Water came from wells the prisoners dug and from the stockade branch of Sweetwater Creek which ran through the center of the camp. Often latrines bordered the lower end and sewage from the guards' camp, outside the stockade, also emptied into it. Spread by flies and maggots, dysentery and scurvy resulted in a death rate of up to 130 men daily. Photo courtesy: National Park Service, Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia]]
	[[File:andersonville3.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|During a heavy rainstorm on August 14, 1864 a spring suddenly gushed from the hillside. Several men claimed lightning strike this spot just before the spring burst forth. Photo courtesy: National Park Service, Georgia]]		[[File:andersonville3.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|During a heavy rainstorm on August 14, 1864 a spring suddenly gushed from the hillside. Several men claimed lightning strike this spot just before the spring burst forth. Photo courtesy: National Park Service, Georgia]]
	[[File:andersonville4.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Location of spring which was running in 2014. Photo: Andersonville National Historic Site, May 28, 2014]]		[[File:andersonville4.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Location of spring which was running in 2014. Photo: Andersonville National Historic Site, May 28, 2014]]

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	After Keine returned to Dubuque, he began secretary of the [[CHICAGO, DUBUQUE AND MINNESOTA RAILROAD]] and the [[CHICAGO, CLINTON AND DUBUQUE RAILROAD]]. Before joining his father in the business of insurance, real estate and loans, Kiene was also the secretary-treasurer of the [[DUBUQUE MANUFACTURING COMPANY]]. (2) He was a director of [[FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUBUQUE]], a charter member of the Library Board, member of the board of directors of the [[DUBUQUE INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION]], and president of the school board.		After Keine returned to Dubuque, he began secretary of the [[CHICAGO, DUBUQUE AND MINNESOTA RAILROAD]] and the [[CHICAGO, CLINTON AND DUBUQUE RAILROAD]]. Before joining his father in the business of insurance, real estate and loans, Kiene was also the secretary-treasurer of the [[DUBUQUE MANUFACTURING COMPANY]]. (2) He was a director of [[FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUBUQUE]], a charter member of the Library Board, member of the board of directors of the [[DUBUQUE INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION]], and president of the school board.

	Kiene and his father were involved in the operation of the [[IOWA IRON WORKS]]. Prior to 1904 a large amount of money was borrowed to carry on the business. When the business known as Peter Kiene & Son went bankrupt in 1914, records of what became of obligations the Kienes had been given were difficult to locate leading to bankruptcy being filed by [[BONSON, Robert\|Robert BONSON]] and [[BONSON, W. W.\|W. W. BONSON]].		Kiene and his father were involved in the operation of the [[IOWA IRON WORKS]]. Prior to 1904 a large amount of money was borrowed to carry on the business. When the business known as Peter Kiene & Son went bankrupt in 1914, records of what became of obligations the Kienes had been given were difficult to locate leading to bankruptcy being filed by [[BONSON, Robert\|Robert BONSON]] and [[BONSON, W. W.\|W. W. BONSON]]. (3)

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	2. Ibid.		2. Ibid.

			3. "Bonsons File Petitions in Bankruptcy," ''Telegraph-Herald'', February 17, 1914, P. 1

	Oldt, Franklin. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 820		Oldt, Franklin. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 820

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	After Keine returned to Dubuque, he began secretary of the [[CHICAGO, DUBUQUE AND MINNESOTA RAILROAD]] and the [[CHICAGO, CLINTON AND DUBUQUE RAILROAD]]. Before joining his father in the business of insurance, real estate and loans, Kiene was also the secretary-treasurer of the [[DUBUQUE MANUFACTURING COMPANY]]. (2) He was a director of [[FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUBUQUE]], a charter member of the Library Board, member of the board of directors of the [[DUBUQUE INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION]], and president of the school board.		After Keine returned to Dubuque, he began secretary of the [[CHICAGO, DUBUQUE AND MINNESOTA RAILROAD]] and the [[CHICAGO, CLINTON AND DUBUQUE RAILROAD]]. Before joining his father in the business of insurance, real estate and loans, Kiene was also the secretary-treasurer of the [[DUBUQUE MANUFACTURING COMPANY]]. (2) He was a director of [[FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUBUQUE]], a charter member of the Library Board, member of the board of directors of the [[DUBUQUE INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION]], and president of the school board.

			Kiene and his father were involved in the operation of the [[IOWA IRON WORKS]]. Prior to 1904 a large amount of money was borrowed to carry on the business. When the business known as Peter Kiene & Son went bankrupt in 1914, records of what became of obligations the Kienes had been given were difficult to locate leading to bankruptcy being filed by [[BONSON, Robert\|Robert BONSON]] and [[BONSON, W. W.\|W. W. BONSON]].

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	[[Image:KIENE.~~jpg~~\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Carte de visite by G. G. Johnson. Mark Warren Collection. Photo courtesy of Military Images Digital Online]]		[[Image:KIENE.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Carte de visite by G. G. Johnson. Mark Warren Collection. Photo courtesy of Military Images Digital Online]]
	[[Image:pkiene.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|c. 1912. Photographer unknown, “[Peter Kiene seated at his desk],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed April 12, 2014, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/73.]]		[[Image:pkiene.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|c. 1912. Photographer unknown, “[Peter Kiene seated at his desk],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed April 12, 2014, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/73.]]
	[[Image:kiene1846.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Headstone in Linwood Cemetery]]KIENE, Peter. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 2, 1846--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 6, 1912). Kiene's [[CIVIL WAR]] experience began at the age of fifteen with his enlistment in the Union Army in Company E, 16th Iowa. Wounded at Corinth, Misssissippi, Kiene was captured and imprisoned. He was returned from captivity and reenlisted as a veteran volunteer. Months later he was captured at Alanta and imprisoned at the infamous Andersonville prison camp in Georgia. (1)		[[Image:kiene1846.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Headstone in Linwood Cemetery]]KIENE, Peter. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 2, 1846--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 6, 1912). Kiene's [[CIVIL WAR]] experience began at the age of fifteen with his enlistment in the Union Army in Company E, 16th Iowa. Wounded at Corinth, Misssissippi, Kiene was captured and imprisoned. He was returned from captivity and reenlisted as a veteran volunteer. Months later he was captured at Alanta and imprisoned at the infamous Andersonville prison camp in Georgia. (1)

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	[Image:KIENE.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Carte de visite by G. G. Johnson. Mark Warren Collection. Photo courtesy of Military Images Digital Online]		[[Image:KIENE.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Carte de visite by G. G. Johnson. Mark Warren Collection. Photo courtesy of Military Images Digital Online]]
	[[Image:pkiene.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|c. 1912. Photographer unknown, “[Peter Kiene seated at his desk],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed April 12, 2014, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/73.]]		[[Image:pkiene.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|c. 1912. Photographer unknown, “[Peter Kiene seated at his desk],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed April 12, 2014, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/73.]]
	[[Image:kiene1846.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Headstone in Linwood Cemetery]]KIENE, Peter. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 2, 1846--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 6, 1912). Kiene's [[CIVIL WAR]] experience began at the age of fifteen with his enlistment in the Union Army in Company E, 16th Iowa. Wounded at Corinth, Misssissippi, Kiene was captured and imprisoned. He was returned from captivity and reenlisted as a veteran volunteer. Months later he was captured at Alanta and imprisoned at the infamous Andersonville prison camp in Georgia. (1)		[[Image:kiene1846.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Headstone in Linwood Cemetery]]KIENE, Peter. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 2, 1846--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 6, 1912). Kiene's [[CIVIL WAR]] experience began at the age of fifteen with his enlistment in the Union Army in Company E, 16th Iowa. Wounded at Corinth, Misssissippi, Kiene was captured and imprisoned. He was returned from captivity and reenlisted as a veteran volunteer. Months later he was captured at Alanta and imprisoned at the infamous Andersonville prison camp in Georgia. (1)

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	[Image:KIENE.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Carte de visite by G. G. Johnson. Mark Warren Collection. Photo courtesy of Military Images Digital Online]]		[Image:KIENE.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Carte de visite by G. G. Johnson. Mark Warren Collection. Photo courtesy of Military Images Digital Online]
	[[Image:pkiene.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|c. 1912. Photographer unknown, “[Peter Kiene seated at his desk],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed April 12, 2014, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/73.]]		[[Image:pkiene.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|c. 1912. Photographer unknown, “[Peter Kiene seated at his desk],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed April 12, 2014, https://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/73.]]
	[[Image:kiene1846.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Headstone in Linwood Cemetery]]KIENE, Peter. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 2, 1846--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 6, 1912). Kiene's [[CIVIL WAR]] experience began at the age of fifteen with his enlistment in the Union Army in Company E, 16th Iowa. Wounded at Corinth, Misssissippi, Kiene was captured and imprisoned. He was returned from captivity and reenlisted as a veteran volunteer. Months later he was captured at Alanta and imprisoned at the infamous Andersonville prison camp in Georgia. (1)		[[Image:kiene1846.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Headstone in Linwood Cemetery]]KIENE, Peter. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 2, 1846--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 6, 1912). Kiene's [[CIVIL WAR]] experience began at the age of fifteen with his enlistment in the Union Army in Company E, 16th Iowa. Wounded at Corinth, Misssissippi, Kiene was captured and imprisoned. He was returned from captivity and reenlisted as a veteran volunteer. Months later he was captured at Alanta and imprisoned at the infamous Andersonville prison camp in Georgia. (1)

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	[[Image:kiene1846.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Headstone in Linwood Cemetery]]KIENE, Peter. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 2, 1846--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 6, 1912). Kiene's [[CIVIL WAR]] experience began at the age of fifteen with his enlistment in the Union Army in Company E, 16th Iowa. Wounded twice, Kiene was captured and imprisoned seven months at the notorious Andersonville prison and later in Libby Prison.		[[Image:kiene1846.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Headstone in Linwood Cemetery]]KIENE, Peter. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 2, 1846--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 6, 1912). Kiene's [[CIVIL WAR]] experience began at the age of fifteen with his enlistment in the Union Army in Company E, 16th Iowa. Wounded twice, Kiene was captured and imprisoned seven months at the notorious Andersonville prison and later in Libby Prison.

	The intervention of his father, [[KIENE, Peter Sr.\|Peter KIENE, Sr.]] on behalf of a Confederate soldier held at Rock Island led to his son receiving special attention at a prison known for harsh conditions that caused the death of many Union prisoners. According to the story reported by [[WILKIE, Franc\|Franc WILKIE]], a Southern woman visiting the Andersonville camp found that Kiene came from Dubuque which not far from Rock Island where her brother was being held a prisoner of the Union. Peter Kiene, Sr. quickly arranged special treatment for the brother while the sister looked after Kiene. Both men lived. (1)		The intervention of his father, [[KIENE, Peter Sr.\|Peter KIENE, Sr.]] on behalf of a Confederate soldier held at Rock Island led to his son receiving special attention at a prison known for harsh conditions that caused the death of many Union prisoners. According to the story reported by [[WILKIE, Franc\|Franc WILKIE]], a Southern woman visiting the Andersonville camp found that Kiene came from Dubuque which was not far from Rock Island where her brother was being held a prisoner of the Union. Peter Kiene, Sr. quickly arranged special treatment for the brother while the sister looked after Kiene. Both men lived. (1)
	[[Image:kiene.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Assignment of mortgage]]		[[Image:kiene.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Assignment of mortgage]]
	[[File:andersonvillea.jpeg\|400px\|thumb\|left\|Andersonville prison, officially named Camp Sumter, occupied 26.5 acres enclosed by a double palisade made of pine logs. A railing inside the stockade constituted a "deadline." Guards were ordered to shoot anyone who crossed the deadline. No shelter was furnished; men bought wooden poles for $1.50 and pooled their blankets to make tents. Water came from wells the prisoners dug and from the stockade branch of Sweetwater Creek which ran through the center of the camp. Often latrines bordered the lower end and sewage from the guards' camp, outside the stockade, also emptied into it. Spread by flies and maggots, dysentery and scurvy resulted in a death rate of up to 130 men daily. Photo courtesy: National Park Service, Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia]]		[[File:andersonvillea.jpeg\|400px\|thumb\|left\|Andersonville prison, officially named Camp Sumter, occupied 26.5 acres enclosed by a double palisade made of pine logs. A railing inside the stockade constituted a "deadline." Guards were ordered to shoot anyone who crossed the deadline. No shelter was furnished; men bought wooden poles for $1.50 and pooled their blankets to make tents. Water came from wells the prisoners dug and from the stockade branch of Sweetwater Creek which ran through the center of the camp. Often latrines bordered the lower end and sewage from the guards' camp, outside the stockade, also emptied into it. Spread by flies and maggots, dysentery and scurvy resulted in a death rate of up to 130 men daily. Photo courtesy: National Park Service, Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia]]
	[[File:andersonville3.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|During a heavy rainstorm on August 14, 1864 a spring suddenly gushed from the hillside. Several men claimed lightning ~~strike~~ this spot just before the spring burst forth. Photo courtesy: National Park Service, Georgia]]		[[File:andersonville3.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|During a heavy rainstorm on August 14, 1864 a spring suddenly gushed from the hillside. Several men claimed lightning struck this spot just before the spring burst forth. Photo courtesy: National Park Service, Georgia]]
	[[File:andersonville4.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Location of spring which was running in 2014. Photo: Andersonville National Historic Site, May 28, 2014]]		[[File:andersonville4.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Location of spring which was running in 2014. Photo: Andersonville National Historic Site, May 28, 2014]]
	[[File:andersonville1.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Iowa monument at Andersonville. Photo: Andersonville National Historic Site, May 28, 2014]]		[[File:andersonville1.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Iowa monument at Andersonville. Photo: Andersonville National Historic Site, May 28, 2014]]
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	After Keine returned to Dubuque, he began secretary of the [[CHICAGO, DUBUQUE AND MINNESOTA RAILROAD]] and the [[CHICAGO, CLINTON AND DUBUQUE RAILROAD]]. Before joining his father in the business of insurance, real estate and loans, Kiene was also the secretary-treasurer of the [[DUBUQUE MANUFACTURING COMPANY]]. (2) He was a director of [[FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUBUQUE]], a charter member of the Library Board, member of the board of directors of the [[DUBUQUE INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION]], and president of the school board.		After Keine returned to Dubuque, he began secretary of the [[CHICAGO, DUBUQUE AND MINNESOTA RAILROAD]] and the [[CHICAGO, CLINTON AND DUBUQUE RAILROAD]]. Before joining his father in the business of insurance, real estate and loans, Kiene was also the secretary-treasurer of the [[DUBUQUE MANUFACTURING COMPANY]]. (2) He was a director of [[FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUBUQUE]], a charter member of the Library Board, member of the board of directors of the [[DUBUQUE INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION]], and president of the school board.

	Kiene and his father were involved in the operation of the [[IOWA IRON WORKS]]. Prior to 1904 a large amount of money was borrowed to carry on the business. When the business known as Peter Kiene & Son went bankrupt in 1914, records of what ~~became of~~ obligations the Kienes had been given were difficult to locate leading to bankruptcy being filed by [[BONSON, Robert\|Robert BONSON]] and [[BONSON, William Watts\|William Watts BONSON]]. (3)		Kiene and his father were involved in the operation of the [[IOWA IRON WORKS]]. Prior to 1904 a large amount of money was borrowed to carry on the business. When the business known as Peter Kiene & Son went bankrupt in 1914, records of what obligations the Kienes had been given were difficult to locate leading to bankruptcy being filed by [[BONSON, Robert\|Robert BONSON]] and [[BONSON, William Watts\|William Watts BONSON]]. (3)

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	The intervention of his father, [[KIENE, Peter Sr.\|Peter KIENE, Sr.]] on behalf of a Confederate soldier held at Rock Island led to his son receiving special attention at a prison known for harsh conditions that caused the death of many Union prisoners. According to the story reported by [[WILKIE, Franc\|Franc WILKIE]], a Southern woman visiting the Andersonville camp found that Kiene came from Dubuque which not far from Rock Island where her brother was being held a prisoner of the Union. Peter Kiene, Sr. quickly arranged special treatment for the brother while the sister looked after Kiene. Both men lived. (1)		The intervention of his father, [[KIENE, Peter Sr.\|Peter KIENE, Sr.]] on behalf of a Confederate soldier held at Rock Island led to his son receiving special attention at a prison known for harsh conditions that caused the death of many Union prisoners. According to the story reported by [[WILKIE, Franc\|Franc WILKIE]], a Southern woman visiting the Andersonville camp found that Kiene came from Dubuque which not far from Rock Island where her brother was being held a prisoner of the Union. Peter Kiene, Sr. quickly arranged special treatment for the brother while the sister looked after Kiene. Both men lived. (1)
	[[Image:kiene.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Assignment of mortgage]]		[[Image:kiene.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Assignment of mortgage]]
	[[File:andersonvillea.jpeg\|~~300px~~\|thumb\|left\|Andersonville prison, officially named Camp Sumter, occupied 26.5 acres enclosed by a double palisade made of pine logs. A railing inside the stockade constituted a "deadline." Guards were ordered to shoot anyone who crossed the deadline. No shelter was furnished; men bought wooden poles for $1.50 and pooled their blankets to make tents. Water came from wells the prisoners dug and from the stockade branch of Sweetwater Creek which ran through the center of the camp. Often latrines bordered the lower end and sewage from the guards' camp, outside the stockade, also emptied into it. Spread by flies and maggots, dysentery and scurvy resulted in a death rate of up to 130 men daily. Photo courtesy: National Park Service, Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia]]		[[File:andersonvillea.jpeg\|400px\|thumb\|left\|Andersonville prison, officially named Camp Sumter, occupied 26.5 acres enclosed by a double palisade made of pine logs. A railing inside the stockade constituted a "deadline." Guards were ordered to shoot anyone who crossed the deadline. No shelter was furnished; men bought wooden poles for $1.50 and pooled their blankets to make tents. Water came from wells the prisoners dug and from the stockade branch of Sweetwater Creek which ran through the center of the camp. Often latrines bordered the lower end and sewage from the guards' camp, outside the stockade, also emptied into it. Spread by flies and maggots, dysentery and scurvy resulted in a death rate of up to 130 men daily. Photo courtesy: National Park Service, Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia]]
	[[File:andersonville3.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|During a heavy rainstorm on August 14, 1864 a spring suddenly gushed from the hillside. Several men claimed lightning strike this spot just before the spring burst forth. Photo courtesy: National Park Service, Georgia]]		[[File:andersonville3.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|During a heavy rainstorm on August 14, 1864 a spring suddenly gushed from the hillside. Several men claimed lightning strike this spot just before the spring burst forth. Photo courtesy: National Park Service, Georgia]]
	[[File:andersonville4.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Location of spring which was running in 2014. Photo: Andersonville National Historic Site, May 28, 2014]]		[[File:andersonville4.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|Location of spring which was running in 2014. Photo: Andersonville National Historic Site, May 28, 2014]]