William Cassius Goodloe Civil War scrapbooks

Abstract

The William Cassius Goodloe Civil War scrapbooks (dated 1860-1865; 0.6 cubic feet; 2 items) consists of two scrapbooks filled with newspaper clippings about the Civil War.

Descriptive Summary

Title: William Cassius Goodloe Civil War scrapbooks

Date: 1860-1865 (inclusive)

Creator: Goodloe, William Cassius

Extent: 0.6 Cubic Feet

Subjects: Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861.; Antietam, Battle of, Md, 1862.; Speeches, addresses, etc.

Finding Aid Author: Ida Sell

Preferred Citation: 66m39: [Identification of item], William Cassius Goodloe Civil War scrapbooks, 1860-1865, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.

Repository: University of Kentucky

Collection Overview

Biography / History: William Cassius Goodloe (1841-1889) was a Lexington attorney and nephew to Cassius M. Clay. He served as a private secretary to Clay while he was the U.S. Ambassador to Russia. He returned to the United States in 1862 and served in the Union Army. Goodloe died in a duel with Armistead Swope in the Lexington post office in 1889.

Scope and Content: The William Cassius Goodloe Civil War scrapbooks (dated 1860-1865; 0.6 cubic feet; 2 items) consists of two scrapbooks filled with newspaper clippings about the Civil War. The newspaper clippings include messages sent to Congress by Presidents James Buchanan and Abraham Lincoln as well as messages and addresses delivered by Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Most of the Civil War clippings relate to political, rather than military events, but the scrapbooks do include newspaper accounts of the battles of Manassas (First) and Antietam. The second volume contains newspaper clippings from British newspapers, which illustrate the diplomatic side of the war. Some articles relate to Russia and Cassius Clay's service there. Important European events of the period are also represented in the scrapbooks, including the liberation of serfs in Russia and the death of Albert, the British Prince Consort. There are also clippings about the assassination and funeral of Abraham Lincoln, and about the 1863 Kentucky gubernatorial race.

Restrictions on Access and Use

Conditions Governing Access: Collection is open to researchers by appointment.

Use Restrictions: The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.

Contents of the Collection

Scrapbook volume 1, 1860-1865

Item 1

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Scrapbook volume 2, 1860-1865

Item 2

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Abstract
Descriptive Summary
Collection Overview
Preferred Citation
Restrictions on Access and Use
Contents of the Collection

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