- Joined
- May 12, 2010
- Location
- Now Florida but always a Kentuckian
Basil Wilson Duke (1838-1916), was a general in the Confederate cavalry and brother-in-law of Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan. This recollection which was put together in 1911, comprises a series of forceful, amusing and griping autobiographical recollections of Duke's experiences during the Civil War.
In this book, General Duke recalls his time in Missouri and his role with the Missouri Minute Men, his time in the Second Kentucky Cavalry with Morgan, the year spent as a prisoner of war after being captured during Morgan's great Ohio raid of 1863, his complicated and multifaceted relationship as second in command to Morgan, his adventures leading Morgan's legendary raiders and their daring exploits, his escorting Confederate President Jefferson Davis from Richmond to Georgia at the war's end. He also has great stories of fellow commanders, including Braxton Bragg, Albert Sidney Johnson and Nathan Bedford Forrest. He further has stories of the men who were members of Morgan's raiders.
General Duke's Reminiscences offers an outstanding view of the Western theater and the view of one Southerner's unwavering devotion to the Confederacy.
In this book, General Duke recalls his time in Missouri and his role with the Missouri Minute Men, his time in the Second Kentucky Cavalry with Morgan, the year spent as a prisoner of war after being captured during Morgan's great Ohio raid of 1863, his complicated and multifaceted relationship as second in command to Morgan, his adventures leading Morgan's legendary raiders and their daring exploits, his escorting Confederate President Jefferson Davis from Richmond to Georgia at the war's end. He also has great stories of fellow commanders, including Braxton Bragg, Albert Sidney Johnson and Nathan Bedford Forrest. He further has stories of the men who were members of Morgan's raiders.
General Duke's Reminiscences offers an outstanding view of the Western theater and the view of one Southerner's unwavering devotion to the Confederacy.