september confederate general officer american_civil_war noted service war second command brother law duke later write popular account morgan famous raid morgan raid took morgan command morgan shot union soldiers end war duke confederate president flight richmond virginia carolinas duke lasting impact historian confederate experience historian helped found started preserving battlefield wrote numerous books magazine articles notably died high ranking confederate officers alive historian said duke dedicated confederacy general early life career born kentucky child wife feet inches slightly built voice relative described essentially man 17th century century half armor torn realism duke parents died childhood mary save instance seldom mentioned attended studying law lexington kentucky graduating went missouri practice law older cousin named practicing law multitude lawyers lexington civil war service american_civil_war started duke missouri helped initial missouri united_states missouri federal confederate governments war january created minute men pro militia like organization response pro northern politicians recently elected duke quickly leader despite years old formed organization companies sought acquire federal arsenal movement habit placing flags prominent locations looking start fights forces eventually indicted arson treason managed escape kentucky lexington kentucky duke married sister wedding took place june duke return missouri help confederate forces missouri command brigadier general eventually return kentucky insistence october enlisted brother law morgan command subsequently elected second lieutenant duke twice wounded war battle swinging union soldier shot left shoulder musket bullet exited right shoulder barely missing spine promoted lieutenant colonel months later colonel duke second wound came kentucky morgan christmas raid december hit shell fragment leading guard rest morgan men crossed stream men initially assumed dead duke principal trainer mounted combat participated morgan captured battle island july leading troops delaying tactic allowed confederate forces escape adam johnson advance ohio morgan shortly captured duke remain captivity august exchanged probably escaped felt hurt chances morgan easily replaced cell brother similar replacement temporary deception duke morgan killed september duke assumed command morgan forces september promoted brigadier general sent virginia shortly confederate president fled richmond duke final confederate war council stark mansion south_carolina duke surrendered union officials washington georgia officer duke way gently ordering soldiers command allowed friendly relations men loved fighting difficult moments conflicts described spit polish officer war duke moved louisville kentucky march live remaining life returned practicing law later year primary client louisville nashville railroad served chief counsel despite favorite victim morgan raiders war briefly served resigning felt conflict interest served commonwealth attorney duke greatly involved writing history civil war related topics helped found louisville writing early papers edited magazine southern wrote books history history general collection magazine articles wrote prominent writer southern experience advocated slavery apologized thinking good thing abolished insisted northern claims excessive abuse slaves exaggerated duke began withdraw public career ceased work appointed commissioner president friendly having introduced duke devastated october wife years died sudden heart failure afterward lived daughter julia family louisville park prior death duke surviving confederate general officers final years spent time handling requests questions confederacy time recovering surgery years later visit daughter massachusetts duke underwent surgery new_york_city hospital september right foot september right leg knee days later september died surviving high ranking confederate officers duke buried wife john hunt morgan grave hunt family plot addition exploits confederate commander lasting fame master chronicler confederate military history
Basil W. Duke