Blanton Duncan

Blanton Duncan
Born(1827-07-02)July 2, 1827
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedApril 8, 1902(1902-04-08) (aged 74)
Burial place
Cave Hill Cemetery
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
RelativesWilliam Garnett Duncan (father)
Military career
Commands1st Kentucky Infantry Regiment
Conflicts
American Civil War

Blanton Duncan (July 2, 1827 – April 8, 1902) was an American landholder, printer, political organizer, and Confederate Army officer.

Blanton was born in Louisville, Kentucky. His father was U.S. congressman Garnett Duncan who organized support for Charles O'Conor instead of Horace Greeley.

He was an officer in the 1st Kentucky Infantry Regiment. A wealthy heir, he equipped a regiment. According to a numismatic site he was relieved of command by soldiers serving under him and sued his daughter over items she inherited from her mother. He had a contract to print Confederate money but later had it revoked. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has a five dollar bill he printed.

After the war he spent some time in Europe. He moved to Texas and then California where he owned a ranch. The Manhattan Beach Historical Society wrote about his property and history in the area.

He had one daughter. He is buried at the Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville. The University of West Virginia has a collection of some of his Civil War era letters.

References

  1. 1 2 Allardice, Bruce S.; Hewitt, Lawrence Lee (October 17, 2014). Kentuckians in Gray: Confederate Generals and Field Officers of the Bluegrass State. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813159874 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Los Angeles Herald 9 April 1902 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  3. ↑ "BLANTON DUNCAN, Part 2". NumiStorica. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  4. ↑ "Confederate Currency- Five Dollars, B.Duncan, 1861, Blanton Duncan". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  5. ↑ "Duncan Ranch House".
  6. ↑ "Collection: Col. H. Blanton Duncan Letters | West Virginia University Archivesspace". archives.lib.wvu.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-04.