Download or read book History of Morgan s Cavalry written by Basil Wilson Duke and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of Morgan s Cavalry written by Basil W. Duke and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basil Wilson Duke (May 28, 1838 - September 16, 1916) was a Confederate general officer during the American Civil War. His most noted service in the war was as second-in-command for his brother-in-law John Hunt Morgan; Duke would later write a popular account of Morgan's most famous raid: 1863's Morgan's Raid. He took over Morgan's command after Morgan was shot by Union soldiers in 1864. At the end of the war, Duke was among Confederate President Jefferson Davis's bodyguards after his flight from Richmond, Virginia, through the Carolinas. Duke's lasting impact was as a historian and communicator of the Confederate experience. As a historian he helped to found the Filson Club Historical Society and started the preserving of the Shiloh battlefield. He wrote numerous books and magazine articles, most notably in the Southern Bivouac. When he died, he was one of the few high-ranking Confederate officers still alive. Historian James A. Ramage said of Duke, "No Southerner was more dedicated to the Confederacy than General Basil W. Duke." After the war, Duke moved to Louisville, Kentucky, in March 1868, where he would live for most of his remaining life. He returned to practicing law later that year, with his primary client being the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. He served as their chief counsel and lobbyist, despite the L&N Railroad being a favorite victim of Morgan's raiders during the war. He briefly served in the Kentucky General Assembly from 1869 to 1870, resigning as he felt a conflict of interest being a lobbyist for the L&N. Duke also served as the Fifth Judicial District's commonwealth attorney from 1875 to 1880. Duke became greatly involved in writing the history of the Civil War and related topics. He helped to found Louisville's Filson Club (now The Filson Historical Society) in 1884, writing many of their early papers. From 1885 to 1887 he edited the magazine Southern Bivouac. He also wrote three books: History of Morgan's Cavalry (1867), History of the Bank of Kentucky, 1792-1895 (1895), and Reminiscences of General Basil W. Duke (a collection of various magazine articles he wrote) (1911). A prominent writer of the Southern experience, he neither advocated slavery, nor apologized for it; although thinking it a good thing to have been abolished, he insisted that Northern claims of excessive abuse of slaves was exaggerated. (wikipedia.org)

Download or read book History of Morgans Cavalry 1867 written by Basil W. Duke and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1867 Edition.

Download or read book 13th Kentucky Cavalry C S A Caudill s Army written by Ben Caudill Camp No. 1629 and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-09-28 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The men of the 5th Kentucky Mounted Infantry called him "Captain" and later, his subordinates in the 10th Kentucky Mounted Infantry called him "Colonel". Some of his enemies called him a "dangerous guerilla chieftain". Very late in the war, his regiment was re-designated as the 13th Kentucky Cavalry. When his Confederacy no longer existed, and there was no longer a need for his sword, he picked up his Bible and returned to his former life as a country preacher and community leader. This book contains specific details regarding Confederate Colonel Ben E. Caudill's 13th Kentucky Cavalry. It includes a complete roster of the men who rode with Caudill, historical accounts of their engagements with their enemy, and a collection of period and post-war photographs.

Download or read book A History of Morgan s Cavalry written by Basil Wilson Duke and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 595 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Confederate Wizards of the Saddle written by Bennett Henderson Young and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1999 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No image symbolizes the valiantly fought lost cause of the Old South so well as that of the Confederate warrior on horseback.

Download or read book For the Sake of My Country written by William Walker Ward and published by Southern Heritage Press (FL). This book was released on 1992 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an original prison diary of a Confederate officer captured during John Hunt Morgan's Ohio raid. Extensively edited and annotated by Dr. Rosenburg, this book has been called an important addition to the Civil War bibliography by the prestigious Journal of Southern History.

Download or read book Kelion Franklin Peddicord of Quirk s Scouts written by India Washington Peddicord Logan and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The First Vermont Cavalry in the Civil War written by Joseph D. Collea, Jr. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-03-08 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First Vermont Cavalry participated in 75 major Civil War engagements from 1862 through 1865. As the state's only mounted regiment, riding Vermont-bred Morgan horses, the Cavalry unit battled some of the most notable Confederate cavalry commanders, mostly in Virginia. This history explores in detail the battles and leaders of the unit, including generals George Custer and Philip Sheridan.

Download or read book A History of Morgan s Cavalry written by Basil W. Duke and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 595 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Cavalry of the Army of the Cumberland written by Dennis W. Belcher and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-04-25 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During its two-year history, the cavalry of the Army of the Cumberland fought the Confederates in some of the most important actions of the Civil War, including Stones River, Chickamauga, the Tullahoma Campaign, the pursuit of Joseph Wheeler in October 1863 and the East Tennessee Campaign. They battled with legendary Confederate cavalry units commanded by Nathan Bedford Forrest, John Hunt Morgan, Wheeler and others. By October 1864, the cavalry grew from eight regiments to four divisions--composed of units from Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky and Tennessee--before participating in Sherman's Atlanta Campaign, where the Union cavalry suffered 30 percent casualties. This history of the Army of the Cumberland's cavalry units analyzes their success and failures and re-evaluates their alleged poor service during the Atlanta Campaign.

Download or read book Kelion Franklin Peddicord of Quirk s Scouts written by India Logan and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-05-18 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1903, this is the story of Kelion Franklin Peddicord, before, during and after his time serving in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Derived from his journals and letters, while he was with Morgan's Kentucky Cavalry.

Download or read book Basil Wilson Duke CSA written by Gary R. Matthews and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2005-11-04 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the early twentieth century, Basil Wilson Duke had established himself as one of Kentucky's most popular storytellers, but unlike many other talented raconteurs, Duke was not merely a man of words. In Basil Wilson Duke, CSA, the first full-length biography of this distinguished American, Gary Robert Matthews offers keen insight into the challenges Duke faced before, during, and after the strife of the Civil War. As first lieutenant of General John Hunt Morgan's legendary band of Confederate raiders, Duke became Morgan's most trusted advisor and an integral contributor to his dramatic tactical successes. Duke was twice wounded in battle and was captured during a raid in Ohio in 1863. Held captive for over a year, Duke rejoined Morgan's cavalry in August 1864, only days before Morgan (who was Duke's brother-in-law) met his demise in Greeneville, Tennessee. Promoted to brigadier general and appointed commander of Morgan's men, he helped convince Jefferson Davis of the futility of continued resistance at the close of the war and was assigned to the force escorting Davis in his escape. Duke's life of action and achievement, however, did not end with the war. He wrote A History of Morgan's Cavalry, preserving for posterity the experiences of his fellow warriors, and covered for the Louisville Courier-Journal an 1875 horserace that would eventually be known as the first Kentucky Derby. He built a reputation as a skilled historical writer, and his interests led him to help found the Filson Historical Society in Louisville. Duke also applied his talents to public and political life. He opened a law office and was elected as a Democrat to the Kentucky House, where he served until 1870. Then applying his legal expertise and political connections at the state and national levels, Duke represented the powerful L&N Railroad as the company's chief lobbyist in the aftermath of the war and during the emotionally charged era of Reconstruction. Gary Robert Matthews's comprehensive study of the life of Basil Wilson Duke allows a great soldier and statesman to step out of the shadows of the past.

Download or read book History of Morgan s Cavalry written by Duke Basil Wilson and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Download or read book History and Roster of Company K Tenth Kentucky Partisan Rangers C S A written by Stephen Douglas Lynn and published by . This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of a Western Kentucky cavalry company from Caldwell, Christian, and Hopkins Counties that served in Col. Adam R. Johnsons Tenth Kentucky Partisan Rangers and Gen. John Hunt Morgans Cavalry Division during the Civil War. During its service, Company K took part in battles at Madisonville, Owensboro, and Ashbysburg, as well as taking part in Morgans famous Christmas Raid and Indiana-Ohio Raid. Book includes eight photos and a detailed roster of the company, with the soldiers compiled service records and biographical information when available.

Download or read book Homegrown Yankees written by James Alex Baggett and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 1003 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of all the states in the Confederacy, Tennessee was the most sectionally divided. East Tennesseans opposed secession at the ballot box in 1861, petitioned unsuccessfully for separate statehood, resisted the Confederate government, enlisted in Union militias, elected U.S. congressmen, and fled as refugees into Kentucky. These refugees formed Tennessee's first Union cavalry regiments during early 1862, followed shortly thereafter by others organized in Union-occupied Middle and West Tennessee. In Homegrown Yankees, the first book-length study of Union cavalry from a Confederate state, James Alex Baggett tells the remarkable story of Tennessee's loyal mounted regiments. Fourteen mounted regiments that fought primarily within the boundaries of the state and eight local units made up Tennessee's Union cavalry. Young, nonslaveholding farmers who opposed secession, the Confederacy, and the war -- from isolated villages east of Knoxville, the Cumberland Mountains, or the Tennessee River counties in the west -- filled the ranks. Most Tennesseans denounced these local bluecoats as renegades, turncoats, and Tories; accused them of betraying their people, their section, and their race; and held them in greater contempt than soldiers from the North. Though these homegrown Yankees participated in many battles -- including those in the Stones River, Tullahoma, Chickamauga, East Tennessee, Nashville, and Atlanta campaigns -- their story provides rare insights into what occurred between the battles. For them, military action primarily meant almost endless skirmishing with partisans, guerrillas, and bushwackers, as well as with the Rebel raiders of John Hunt Morgan, Joseph Wheeler, and Nathan Bedford Forrest, who frequently recruited and supplied themselves from behind enemy lines. Tennessee's Union cavalry scouted and foraged the countryside, guarded outposts and railroads, acted as couriers, supported the flanks of infantry, and raided the enemy. On occasion, especially during the Nashville campaign, they provided rapid pursuit of Confederate forces. They also helped protect fellow unionists from an aggressive pro-Confederate insurgency after 1862. Baggett vividly describes the deprivation, sickness, and loneliness of cavalrymen living on the war's periphery and traces how circumstances beyond their control -- such as terrain, transport, equipage, weaponry, public sentiment, and military policy -- affected their lives. He also explores their well-earned reputation for plundering -- misdeeds motivated by revenge, resentment, a lack of discipline, and the hard-war policy of the Union army. In the never-before-told story of these cavalrymen, Homegrown Yankees offers new insights into an unexplored facet of southern Unionism and provides an exciting new perspective on the Civil War in Tennessee.

Download or read book Suffering to Silence written by Bradford K. Felmly and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "'Suffeing to Silence' is a regimental history of the 29th Texas Calvary Regiment, CSA, a major addition to Texas and Oklahoma history. The material, which has never appeared in print before, has been compiled by John C. Grady, whose great-grandfather served in the 29th. More than four years have been required for the compilation of the material. Bradford K. Felmly, a long-time Civil War enthusiast and free-lance writer, molded his material into the final narrative. The 29th was organized by Colonel Charles DeMorse, the famed pioneer editor and statesman of Clarksville, Texas. It fought at the battles of Elk Creek, Perryville, Poison Springs, Cab in Creek, at the siege of Fort Gibson, and in other smaller skirmishes. It was one of the major forces which protected the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) from Union invasion. " -- front dust jacket flap.