Charlton G. Duke Civil War Accountca.1860-1870

Author

Staff

Title

Charlton G. Duke Civil War Account

Date

ca.1860-1870

Repository

Kentucky Historical Society. Special Collections & Archives.Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-1931

Conditions Governing Access note

Access at KHS only. Use microfilm, transcriptions or images when available.

For microfilmed copies see Family Collection: Charlton G. Duke Civil War Account.

Preferred Citation Note

[Identification of item], Charlton G. Duke Civil War Account, ca.1860-1870, 98SC58,Library Special Collections and Archives, Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort.

Extent

1 item (2 leaves); 31 cm.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of a four-page Civil War account written by Charlton G. Duke about his and his companions' capture and imprisonment by Union forces in Kentucky. He recounts their imminent execution ordered by Gen. Stephen Gano Burbridge in retaliation for guerilla activities of Sue Mundy. Charlton Duke, his brother John Duke, and K. P. Wallace were ultimately released but their companions, Capt. Wilson Lilly, Lieut. M. Blincoe, and their cousin Capt. Lindsey Buckner, were executed.

Arrangement: Chronological

Subjects

• Kentucky--History--Civil War, (1861-1865)
• United States--History--Civil War (1861-1865)--Prisoners and prisons
• Guerrillas--Kentucky--19th century