List of Confederate duels


Due to the tradition of dueling in the Southern United States there were a number of duels during the American Civil War between Confederate States military officers and/or politicians.
Following the Marmaduke–Walker duel, the Southern Unionist Nashville Daily Union commented approvingly on the trend: "To which we say, Amen! Can't the rebels get up a few nice little duel parties between Jeff Davis and Stephens, Bragg and Joe Johnston, Harris and Polk? It would afford an agreeable variety to the tremendous wholesale fights which ever and anon shake the land." According to historian William Oliver Stevens, there were no duels between officers of the U.S. Army or U.S. Navy during the American Civil War.
DuellistDuellistDatePlaceOutcomeNotes
St. Clair MorganGeorge S. StorrsFlorida – near Fort McRee, PensacolaMorgan woundedMain article: Morgan–Storrs duel
Lieutenant John S. LanierUnidentified "wagonmaster of his corps"Between May 20, 1861, and July 9, 1863Place unknownLanier wounded
William A. LakeHenry Cousins ChambersArkansasLake killedRival candidates for Confederate Congress; Chambers shot Lake in the forehead, Lake died at the Gayoso Hotel in Memphis
Doctor Forward, a sutlerLieutenant Alfred H. JonesVirginia – near Young's Mill, on the PeninsulaBoth killedRifles at 40 paces; the duel resulted from a "quarrel about the price of a box of candles."
D. H. HillRobert ToombsAfter July 1862AvertedFollowing the Battle of Malvern Hill, arguments about the action resulted in a proposed duel, which never took place
Major Alfred M. RhettColonel William Ransom CalhounSouth CarolinaCharlestonCalhoun killedCalhoun, a relation of John C. Calhoun, was Rhett's superior officer at Fort Sumter.
Captain John Cussons Jr.Major Alfred Horatio BeloApril 1863Virginia – near SuffolkBelo wounded
Captain George MoodyCaptain Pichegru WoolfolkPennsylvaniaNo duelPlanned but forestalled by the Battle of Gettysburg
Major General John S. MarmadukeBrigadier General Lucius M. WalkerArkansasWalker killedMain article: Marmaduke–Walker duel
Lieutenant William H. DorseyMr. Adler of BaltimoreMaryland – near Bowling Green, Caroline CountyAdler killed
Captain SmithLieutenant ScottVirginiaScott killed
Major William F. RapleyMajor Albert BeldingMissouriBelding wounded
Edward C. ElmoreJohn Moncure DanielVirginiaDaniel woundedDaniel participated in a number of duels during his lifetime.
Private Marx Cohen Jr.Private Thomas R. ChewNorth CarolinaNo injuriesSaid to be the final duel of the Confederacy; their seconds put blanks in their pistols, both walked away unharmed, and both were killed later that day at Battle of Bentonville.