Basil Wilson Duke, CSA : the right man in the right place /
After practicing law for several years in St. Louis, Basil Wilson Duke (1838-1916) enlisted in the Confederate army in 1861 and was elected first lieutenant of John Hunt Morgan's legendary cavalry unit. As second in command, he was, Morgan recorded, "wise in counsel, gallant in the field,&...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Lexington :
University Press of Kentucky
©2005.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt2jct5d |
| Summary: | After practicing law for several years in St. Louis, Basil Wilson Duke (1838-1916) enlisted in the Confederate army in 1861 and was elected first lieutenant of John Hunt Morgan's legendary cavalry unit. As second in command, he was, Morgan recorded, "wise in counsel, gallant in the field," and always "the right man in the right place." Duke was twice wounded in battle and was captured during Morgan's Great Raid and held prisoner for over a year. When Morgan, who was also Duke's brother-in-law, was killed in 1864, Duke was promoted to brigadier general and appointed commander of Morgan's men. M. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 358 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-346) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0813171776 9780813171777 9780813138251 0813138256 0813123755 9780813123752 |