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Basil W. Duke

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American General of the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War

United StatesWritersLived 1838 to 1916 · aged 78
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Basil Wilson Duke was a Confederate general officer during the American Civil War. Afterward, he achieved renown as a historian. His most notable role in the war was second-in-command to his brother-in-law John Hunt Morgan. Duke later wrote a popular account of what was called Morgan's Raid (1863). S.

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1911 book, Reminiscences of General Basil W. Duke published five years before his death1911 book, Reminiscences of General Basil W. Duke published five years before his deathDuke's grave. John Hunt Morgan's grave is the white one behind his.Duke's grave. John Hunt Morgan's grave is the white one behind his.

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Basil Wilson Duke was a Confederate general officer during the American Civil War. Afterward, he achieved renown as a historian. His most notable role in the war was second-in-command to his brother-in-law John Hunt Morgan. Duke later wrote a popular account of what was called Morgan's Raid (1863). He took over Morgan's command in 1864 after U.S. soldiers killed Morgan. At the end of the war, Duke served among Confederate President Jefferson Davis's bodyguards after his flight from Richmond, Virginia, through the Carolinas.

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Lived 1838 to 1916 · aged 78
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