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Clinton H. Godsey (Clay County, Kentucky, farmer and private (C.S.A.))

b. 1825? d. 1863-11-19

Clay County, Kentucky, farmer and soldier. Virginia native. Married to Lucinda Bowlin Godsey. Father of Dica Godsey, James Godsey, Susan Godsey, Thomas P. Godsey, and Mary Jane Godsey. Farmer in Perry County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Clay County in 1860. Served in the 13th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (C.S.A.) from March 2, 1863, to November 19, 1863. Captured in Perry County, Kentucky, on May 9, 1863. Prisoner of war at Camp Chase, Ohio, from May 31, 1863, to June 14, 1863. Prisoner of war at Johnson's Island, Ohio, from June 14, 1863, to November 9, 1863. Prisoner of war at Point Lookout, Maryland, from November 9, 1863, to November 19, 1863. Died at Point Lookout on November 19, 1863.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Perry County, District 2, p. 433A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Clay County, p. 60-61.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994032, Clay County Births.

Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M319, Roll 0066.

U.S. Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865, NARA RG 109, Microfilm Series M598, War Department Collection of Confederate Records.

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Godsey, Clinton H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32198068 (November 12, 2026).

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