03426nam 2200685 a 450 991080977090332120240514045455.00-8131-3825-61-283-23286-397866132328610-8131-7177-6(CKB)1000000000460804(EBL)792206(OCoLC)65377684(SSID)ssj0000109128(PQKBManifestationID)11113998(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000109128(PQKBWorkID)10045122(PQKB)10877605(OCoLC)606281701(MdBmJHUP)muse13800(Au-PeEL)EBL792206(CaPaEBR)ebr10495333(CaONFJC)MIL323286(MiAaPQ)EBC792206(EXLCZ)99100000000046080420050627d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBasil Wilson Duke, CSA the right man in the right place /Gary Robert Matthews ; with a foreword by James A. Ramage1st ed.Lexington University Press of Kentuckyc20051 online resource (377 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8131-2375-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-346) and index.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 Brilliant16. 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; IndexAfter 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'GeneralsConfederate States of AmericaBiographyLawyersKentuckyLouisvilleBiographyLegislatorsKentuckyBiographyUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Cavalry operationsGeneralsLawyersLegislators973.7/42/092BMatthews Gary Robert1949-1655634Ramage James A1693764MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809770903321Basil Wilson Duke, CSA4071807UNINA