Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Louisville, Kentucky, attorney. Adair County native. Married to Catherine Smith Caldwell. Father of Isaac Palmer Caldwell. Graduated Georgetown College in 1844. Studied law under Judge Zachariah Wheat and practiced with him until 1851. Practiced in partnership with George Alfred Caldwell from 1851 to 1866. Third President of the University of Louisville.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

H. Levin, Lawyers and Lawmakers of Kentucky (Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1897) 186-88.

"Issac Caldwell" in The Encyclopedia of Louisville, John E. Kleber, ed. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2001), 155.

Citation

Caldwell, Isaac. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32215041 (November 12, 2026).

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Documents (4)

Petition
Hamilton Pope et al. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1863-10-24
Correspondence
Isaac Caldwell to Thomas E. Bramlette
1863-09-29
Petition
James Harlan, Jr. to Thomas E. Bramlette
1863-10-01
Petition
Patrick Donnelly to Beriah Magoffin

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