Bennett H. Young statement
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Bennett H. Young statement
- Date
- 1912
- Extent
- 0.01 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Military history.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Preferred Citation
- 2012ms797: [identification of item], Bennet H. Young statement, 1912, University of Kentucky Special Libraries Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Bennett Henderson Young (1843-1919) was an officer in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Following the war, Young studied law at the Queen's University of Ireland and the University of Edinburgh before returning to Kentucky to be an attorney and author in Louisville. Young founded the first black orphanage in Louisville and helped create the Louisville Free Public Library.
- Scope and Content
- The Bennett H. Young statement (dated 1912; 0.01 cubic feet; 1 items) comprises a statement handwritten by Bennett H. Young, a commander-in-chief of the United Confederate Veterans, that documents seeing General Robert E. Lee in Richmond, VA, in June 1864 and praises the general.
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 Libraries Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Bennett H. Young statement, 1912 June 24
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Table of Contents
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Special Collections Research Center - Closed
The Breckinridge Research Room will be closed starting May 11, 2026, and anticipates re-opening Fall semester 2026 in an alternate location for the duration of the King Library renovation.
Reproduction requests will still be available during the closure.
Contact SCRC with questions.
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