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KIENE, Peter
KIENE, Peter. (Dubuque, IA, Nov. 2, 1846--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 6, 1912). Community leader. Kiene, a director of FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUBUQUE, was also a charter member of the Library Board, a member of the board of directors of the Industrial Corporation, and president of the school board.
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, 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 lead to the death of many Union prisoners.