Basil Wilson Duke, CSA : the right man in the right place /

Basil Wilson Duke, CSA : the right man in the right place /

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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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Main Author: Matthews, Gary Robert, 1949-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2005
Subjects:
Duke, Basil Wilson, > 1838-1916
Morgan, John Hunt, > 1825-1864 > Friends and associates
Morgan, John Hunt, > 1825-1864
Confederate States of America > Army > Biography.
Confederate States of America > Army.
American Civil War (1861-1865)
1861-1865
Generals > Confederate States of America > Biography
Lawyers > Kentucky > Louisville > Biography
Legislators > Kentucky > Biography
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical
Friendship
Generals
HISTORY
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Lawyers
Legislators
Military operations, Cavalry
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Cavalry operations
Kentucky
Kentucky > Louisville
United States
United States > Confederate States of America
Electronic book
Electronic books
Biographies
History

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