military officer
Basil W. Duke.
American General of the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War
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About Basil W. Duke
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.
Everything about Basil W. Duke →- Occupation
- military officer, lawyer, writer, lobbyist
- Position held
- member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- May 28, 1838
- Died
- September 16, 1916