Thomas C. Hindman

Quill platform ID: p16259.

(28 January, 1828 — 27 September, 1868) Hindman was an American soldier, lawyer, and politician. Born in Knoxville, Tenn. Hindman raised a company in Tippah County in 1846 for the Second Mississippi Regiment under Colonel Clark in the Mexican-American war. Afterwards, Hindman studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1851. Subsequent to serving as a member of the State House of Representatives from 1854 to 1856, Hindman moved to Helena, Ark. Hindman was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-sixth Congress serving from March 4th, 1859 to March 3rd, 1861. Hindman declined to take his seat after being reelcted to the Thirty-seventh Congress, and instead raised and commanded "Hindman's legion" in 1861 for the Confederate Army. After the war, Hindman moved to the city of Mexico to pursue literature. After returning to Helena, Ark., Hindman was assassinated in September 1868. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774- Present', available at http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp]

Member of Arkansas Delegation—The Road to Civil War.

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