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200 10$aBasil Wilson Duke, CSA$b[electronic resource] $ethe right man in the right place /$fGary Robert Matthews ; with a foreword by James A. Ramage
210   $aLexington $cUniversity Press of Kentucky$dc2005
215   $a1 online resource (377 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-8131-2375-5 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 333-346) and index.
327   $aFront 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
327   $a16. 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
330   $aAfter 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'
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