Basil Wilson Duke, CSA: The Right Man in the Right Place

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Publication of this volume was made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Copyright © 2005 by The University Press of Kentucky Scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth, serving Bellarmine University, Berea College, Centre College of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, The Filson Historical Society, Georgetown College, Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky State University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University, Transylvania University, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville , and Western Kentucky University. All rights reserved. Editorial and Sales Offices: The University Press of Kentucky 663 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40508-4008 www.kentuckypress.com 09 08 07 06 05 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Matthews, Gary Robert, 1949Basil Wilson Duke, CSA : the right man in the right place / Gary Robert Matthews ; with a foreword by James A. Ramage. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8131-2375-5 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Duke, Basil Wilson, 1838–1916. 2. Generals—Confederate States of America— Biography. 3. Confederate States of America. Army—Biography. 4. Morgan, John Hunt, 1825–1864—Friends and associates. 5. United States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865— Cavalry operations. 6. Lawyers—Kentucky—Louisville—Biography. 7. Legislators— Kentucky—Biography. I. Title. E467.1.D88M38 2005 973.7'42'092—dc22 2005018317 This book is printed on acid-free recycled paper meeting the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence in Paper for Printed Library Materials. Manufactured in the United States of America. Member of the Association of American University Presses For Mike Courtney and Burl McCoy
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