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Gen Duke Named For Famous Man Man7Calumet 7Calumet Derby Hopeful May Further Immortalize Leader LeaderOf Of Morgans in Civil War CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 3 Gen Duke is on everyones lips as the momentous eightythird running of the Kentucky Derby approaches on the morrow but not many are aware of the historical significance of the name Calu met owner Mrs Gene Markey selected for her handsome colt by Bull Lea from the great race mare Wistful WistfulThe The original General Basil Duke was second in command of the almost legend ¬ ary cavalry unit commanded by his brother inlaw Gen John Hunt Morgan during the Civil War or the war between the states as they put it in the south southSucceeded Succeeded as Leader of Morgans MorgansAfter After Morgan was killed in 1864 Duke succeeded him as the leader of Morgans MorgansAfter After the war Dukes career continued at an exciting pace with the general long active in Kentucky politics He also served as general counsel for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad RailroadGen Gen Duke as handy with the pen as with the sword was at one time editor of Southern Bivouac a postCivil War Con ¬ federate periodical and later wrote a def ¬ initive ihistory about Morgans Raiders He also authored a volume called Reminis ¬ cences cencesSoldier Soldier statesman author Gen Duke lived a full and vital life one which may be further immortalized if his namesake wins the Derby tomorrow
