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March, 2007
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Basil Wilson Duke, C.S.A.
The Right Man in the Right Place

By Gary Robert Matthews
(Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 2005. Pp. xiv, 376. Maps, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. $39.95.)

The first modern treatment of Basil Wilson Duke, famous as the author of A History of Morgan's Cavalry (1867), this work presents answers to many long-held questions. In focusing on Duke, John Hunt Morgan's brother-in-law, close friend, and second-in-command of his cavalry, Gary R. Matthews provides a reevaluation of Duke's war role, his contributions to Morgan's career, and his post-war memory. 1
      Matthews contends that it is "impossible to separate Duke's Civil War career from that of John Hunt Morgan without distorting the significance of his military accomplishments" (p. xv). Any history of Morgan's cavalry division, then, is also a story of Duke's military exploits. As a result, more than half of the work details the personal and official activities of Duke during the war; the remaining chapters consider both his pre- and post-war experiences. . . .
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