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1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 358 pages)
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illustrations, maps
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Online-Ausg. [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library Electronic reproduction
ISBN:
0813123755
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0813171776
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0813138256
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9780813123752
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9780813171777
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9780813138251
Content:
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
Content:
The right man in the right place -- The Bluegrass -- MissourI -- On the Green River -- Shiloh, the end of innocence -- Partners in command -- All the Kentuckians wanted to ride -- December battles -- We found pies hot from the oven -- The boys were sorry that Duke was captured -- A convivial evening in Philadelphia -- The glory and chivalry seemed gone -- We looked at each other in amazement -- To perpetuate his fame -- My prospects in that line were not brilliant -- Salmagundi -- A distinctively Southern magazine -- Politics and panic -- At the turn of the century -- The disappointments of life should seem trivial
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-346) and index
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Electronic reproduction
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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.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0813123755
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780813123752
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Matthews, Gary Robert, 1949- Basil Wilson Duke, CSA Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2005
Language:
English
Keywords:
Biography
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