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.[1] His father was U.S. congressman Garnett Duncan who organized support for Charles O'Conor instead of Horace Greeley.[2]
He was an officer in the 1st Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. 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.[3] He had a contract to print Confederate money but later had it revoked.[1] The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has a five dollar bill he printed.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Los Angeles Herald 9 April 1902 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "BLANTON DUNCAN, Part 2". NumiStorica. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ^ "Confederate Currency- Five Dollars, B.Duncan, 1861, Blanton Duncan". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
- ^ "Duncan Ranch House".
- ^ "Collection: Col. H. Blanton Duncan Letters | West Virginia University Archivesspace". archives.lib.wvu.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-04.