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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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Matthews, Gary Robert, 1949-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2005.
Subjects:
Duke, Basil Wilson, > 1838-1916.
Morgan, John Hunt, > 1825-1864 > Friends and associates.
Duke, Basil Wilson, > 1838-1916
Morgan, John Hunt, > 1825-1864
Confederate States of America. > Army > Biography.
Confederate States of America. > Army
1861-1865
Generals > Confederate States of America > Biography.
Lawyers > Kentucky > Louisville > Biography.
Legislators > Kentucky > Biography.
Généraux > États confédérés d'Amérique > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Friendship
Generals
Lawyers
Legislators
Military operations, Cavalry
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Cavalry operations.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Opérations de cavalerie.
Kentucky
Kentucky > Louisville
United States
United States > Confederate States of America
Biography
Biographies
History
Biographies.
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