LEADER 03426nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910809770903321 005 20240514045455.0 010 $a0-8131-3825-6 010 $a1-283-23286-3 010 $a9786613232861 010 $a0-8131-7177-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000460804 035 $a(EBL)792206 035 $a(OCoLC)65377684 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000109128 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11113998 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000109128 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10045122 035 $a(PQKB)10877605 035 $a(OCoLC)606281701 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse13800 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL792206 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10495333 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL323286 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC792206 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000460804 100 $a20050627d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBasil Wilson Duke, CSA $ethe right man in the right place /$fGary Robert Matthews ; with a foreword by James A. Ramage 205 $a1st ed. 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' 606 $aGenerals$zConfederate States of America$vBiography 606 $aLawyers$zKentucky$zLouisville$vBiography 606 $aLegislators$zKentucky$vBiography 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xCavalry operations 615 0$aGenerals 615 0$aLawyers 615 0$aLegislators 676 $a973.7/42/092 676 $aB 700 $aMatthews$b Gary Robert$f1949-$01655634 701 $aRamage$b James A$01693764 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809770903321 996 $aBasil Wilson Duke, CSA$94071807 997 $aUNINA