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Bowen, John S.
Duke, Basil
Kentuckian by birth, Basil Wilson Duke was practicing law in Missouri when he became a leader of a pro-Southern faction in St. Louis known as the Minute Men.
In 1861, he married Henrietta Morgan, a sister of John Hunt Morgan. During most of the Civil War he was Morgan’s second in command, and succeeded Morgan upon the latter’s death. He was author of a History of Morgan’s Cavalry and a volume of Reminiscences. He served in the Kentucky Ho…... Read more >
Bibb, Reuben
Pvt. Reuben Bibb, of Labadie, Missouri, gained his freedom when he enrolled in the 65th Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops, and was mustered in at Washington, Missouri, on December 29, 1863. He was 45 years old when he enlisted.
Missouri’s 65th Regiment is one of the “hard-luck” stories of the War. Assigned to garrison duty at Morganza and Port Hudson, Louisiana, fully 3/4th of its complement of troops (749 enlisted men and 6…... Read more >
Hecker, Friedrich
A Heidelberg University-educated lawyer, Friedrich Hecker became involved early in republican politics in the German State of Baden, which was to be a hotbed of unrest as political turmoil erupted across Europe in the late 1840’s. One of the sparks which ignited the 1848-49 revolt in Germany was a speech Hecker delivered in the city of Konstanz, April 12, 1848, in which he declared the State of Baden to be a republic. His fame reached such a…... Read more >
