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Jun 28, 2006 · Includes: The capture of Morgan (newspaper clipping mounted on end flyleaf) and Morgan's cavalry during the Bragg invasion / by Basil W. Duke (2 folded leaves tipped in at end) Reproduction of original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery Microfiche. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 7 microfiches
GEN. BASIL W. DUKE, C.S.A. A close associate of brother-in-law John Hunt Morgan, Duke provided tactics, discipline, and spirit, major elements of success of famous 2nd Ky. Cavalry. Wounded in battle twice, 1862; captured July 1863 in Ind.~Ohio raid; exchanged August 1864. After Morgan’s death, Basil Duke appointed to command brigade. Later led part of the escort for Jefferson Davis in April ...
Yuri I Vladimirovich ( Russian: Юрий Владимирович, romanized : Yury Vladimirovich; Old East Slavic: Гюрги Володи́мирович; c. 1099 – 15 May 1157), commonly known as Yuri Dolgorukiy (Russian: Юрий Долгорукий, tr. Yury Dolgoruky, lit. 'Far-Reaching') or the Long Arm, was a Monomakhovichi prince of ...
Apr 12, 2024 · Vasily I (born 1371—died February 1425, Moscow) was the grand prince of Moscow from 1389 to 1425. While still a youth, Vasily, who was the eldest son of Grand Prince Dmitry Donskoy (ruled Moscow 1359–89), travelled to the Tatar khan Tokhtamysh (1383) to obtain the Khan’s patent for his father to rule the Russian lands as the grand prince ...
The White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal are important because: 1) they “are outstanding examples of ancient Russian architecture. These white-stone structures are a unique phenomenon, incorporating the best work of creative master-minds and presenting an amazing synthesis of architecture and monumental art.”.
Basil Duke Owens, Jr., 87, died on Wednesday, the 28th day of February, 2024, at his son’s residence in Jasper, Alabama. Born on the 27th day of May in 1936, he was the son of the late Basil Duke Owens, Sr., and Susan Humphreys Owens. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Shelbyville. A United States Army Veteran, he proudly ...
