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Autore |
Matthews Gary Robert <1949-> |
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Titolo |
Basil Wilson Duke, CSA : the right man in the right place / / Gary Robert Matthews ; with a foreword by James A. Ramage |
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Lexington, : University Press of Kentucky, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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0-8131-3825-6 |
1-283-23286-3 |
9786613232861 |
0-8131-7177-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (377 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Generals - Confederate States of America |
Lawyers - Kentucky - Louisville |
Legislators - Kentucky |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Cavalry operations |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-346) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Maps and Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. The Right Man in the Right Place; 2. The Bluegrass; 3. Missouri; 4. On the Green River; 5. Shiloh, the End of Innocence; 6. Partners in Command; 7. All the Kentuckians Wanted to Ride; 8. December Battles; 9. We Found Pies Hot from the Oven; 10. The Boys Were Sorry That Duke Was Captured; 11. A Convivial Evening in Philadelphia; 12. The Glory and Chivalry Seemed Gone; 13. We Looked at Each Other in Amazement; 14. To Perpetuate His Fame; 15. My Prospects in That Line Were Not Brilliant |
16. Salmagundi17. A Distinctly Southern Magazine; 18. Politics and Panic; 19. At the Turn of the Century; 20. The Disappointments of Life Should Seem Trivial; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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, |
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