TY - GEN T1 - Basil Wilson Duke, CSA : the right man in the right place A1 - Matthews, Gary Robert, 1949- LA - English PP - Lexington PB - University Press of Kentucky YR - 2005 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocm65377684 AB - 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. OP - 358 CN - E467.1.D88 M38 2005eb SN - 0813171776 SN - 9780813171777 SN - 9780813138251 SN - 0813138256 SN - 0813123755 SN - 9780813123752 KW - Duke, Basil Wilson, : 1838-1916. KW - Confederate States of America. : Army : Biography. KW - Morgan, John Hunt, : 1825-1864 : Friends and associates. KW - Duke, Basil Wilson, : 1838-1916 KW - Morgan, John Hunt, : 1825-1864 KW - Confederate States of America. : Army KW - Generals : Confederate States of America : Biography. KW - United States : History : Civil War, 1861-1865 : Cavalry operations. KW - Lawyers : Kentucky : Louisville : Biography. KW - Legislators : Kentucky : Biography. KW - Généraux : États confédérés d'Amérique : Biographies. KW - États-Unis : Histoire : 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) : Opérations de cavalerie. KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY : Historical. KW - HISTORY. KW - HISTORY : United States : Civil War Period (1850-1877) KW - Friendship KW - Generals KW - Lawyers KW - Legislators KW - Military operations, Cavalry KW - Kentucky KW - Kentucky : Louisville KW - United States KW - United States : Confederate States of America KW - 1861-1865 KW - Biography KW - Biographies KW - History KW - Biographies. ER -