Company H · 4th Virginia Cavalry · Black Horse
Francis R. Duke
unknown–1905
Confederate Service Record
"Francis R. Duke," Student; enlisted 7 April 1862 Bealeton; 18 years old; captured 18 April 1863 near Waterloo; Old Capitol Prison; paroled 10 May 1863; wounded 21 June 1864 White House; Chimborazo Hospital 22 June 1864; furloughed for 60 days July 9, 1864; agriculturalist, Culpeper County.
Francis R. Duke M V T K Y Photo: Born: Married: Died: “Francis W. Duke” Per Krick list: died at Richmond on 29 December 1905.[1235], 12/29/1905, age 65. Fbg. Star, 12/30/05, p3, c4. # Obituary: One may be found in the Fredericksburg Star, 30 December 1905, page 3, column 4.[1236] Children: Parents and Siblings: Other Family: Stories, Letters & Biographies: “Quite an excitement up town, the Black Horse are in full speed and the yankees are up the street.…”[1237] “In the early fall of 1862 a Federal colonel was [visiting the] home of colonel John M. Fant.…”[1238] See Stories Chapter under William F. Lee. CSR: “Francis R. Duke,” Student; enlisted 7 April 1862 Bealeton; 18 years old; captured 18 April 1863 near Waterloo; Old Capitol Prison; paroled 10 May 1863; wounded 21 June 1864 White House; Chimborazo Hospital 22 June 1864; furloughed for 60 days July 9, 1864; agriculturalist, Culpeper County. Confederate Pension Application: # See Confederate pension files. Additional Information: Wounded at Cold Harbour. Listed as Frank R. Duke.[1239] Listed as “F. M. Duke” [1240] and as “Frank”.[1241] Frank M. Duke. Wounded at White House May 1864. Agriculturalist. Culpeper County.[1242]
This entry contains 8 footnote references. The full bibliography is in the References section.
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Source Rosters
- M Martin Roll (most authoritative)
- V Vanished Roster (~1874–1878)
- T Tracing Roll
- K K.I. Keith Roster (1924)
- Y Nanzig Register
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Suggest a correction →From A Biographical Register of the Members of Fauquier County Virginia's Black Horse Cavalry, 1859–1865. Compiled by Lynn C. Hopewell (1940–2006), with editorial assistance by Susan W. Roberts and research by Heidi Burke. Manuscript completed February 28, 2008. Published posthumously.