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Bios for Beale, Beall, Bee BE, Bee HP, Bell - 11/28/2006 1:05:46 AM   
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Brig. Gen. Richard Lee Turberville Beale (b. 1819 d.1893)
Richard Beale was not a natural soldier. He disliked the pettiness and tedium of being an officer in the army and was always threatening to resign. He even offered to command guerrillas or revert to the rank of private, however somehow he was always persuaded to remain. He was born in Virginia, the son of a veteran of the Revolutionary War. Well educated, he studied law at the University of Virginia, and was called to the bar in 1839. He was elected to Congress as a Democrat in 1847 but he didn't accept nomination in 1848. He did stay active in state politics. The secession of Virginia in 1861 prompted Beale to enlist in the cavalry as a lieutenant. After a period commanding Camp Lee, he joined the 9th Virginia Cavalry under Col. W.H.F. Lee. When Lee was promoted to command a brigade, Beale was in turn promoted Colonel and given the 9th Virginia. He fought on the Virginia peninsula in early 1862. In December 1862, he commanded a force near the Rappahannock River and captured the Federal garrison at Leeds without loss. He then served under Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart in the Second Bull Run and Antietam campaigns. In 1863 Beale earned several commendations for his performance culminating in April when J.E.B. Stuart praised him for beating off Maj. Gen. George Stoneman's Federal cavalry division, during a hectic week of fighting. For the Gettysburg Campaign, Beale led the 9th Virginia as part of Brig. Gen. Lee's brigade in a charge on Fleetwood Hill at the Battle of Brandy Station. He was also present when Stuart rode around the Army of the Potomac. At Gettysburg itself, and in the subsequent retreat to Virginia, he took part in much hard fighting. He briefly assumed command of W.H.F. Lee's brigade during fighting at Culpeper Court House and afterwards. Beale's most historic small cavalry action was in March 1864, when he intercepted Ulric Dahlgren and his raiders. A detachment of Beale's 9th Virginia, with other cavalry, ambushed Col. Dahlgren's force, captured a number of men and killed Dahlgren. On Dahlgren's body some papers were found, outlining the purpose of Dahlgren's raid: to burn Richmond and kill Pres. Jefferson Davis and his Cabinet. Whilst there is still a small degree of doubt as to whether the papers were genuine, it is felt by some that the publicity around the plot contributed to John Wilkes Booth's desire to kill Lincoln. Subsequently, Beale led the capture of two Union flags during the Siege of Petersburg. In August, he was assigned to command Chambliss's brigade, Brig. Gen. Chambliss having been killed. In February 1865, his promotion to brigadier general was announced and he led the brigade to the end of the war. After the war, Beale returned to politics. He was re-elected to Congress in 1879. He wrote the history of the 9th Virginia Cavalry, and this was published after his death.

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RE: Bios for Beale, Beall, Bee BE, Bee HP, Bell - 11/28/2006 1:06:19 AM   
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Status: offline 		Brig. Gen. William Nelson Rector Beall (b.1825 d.1883)
William Beall was born in Kentucky, although raised in Arkansas, and went to West Point. He graduated in 1848 (30th of 38 in his class). He was commissioned into the 4th Infantry Regiment, later the 5th Infantry, and then the 1st US Cavalry, serving in the north-west. In 1861 he resigned from the US Army when Arkansas seceded, and was made a Captain in the Confederate cavalry. He served under Gen. Earl Van Dorn in the Trans-Mississippi department. In the spring of 1862 he was made Brigadier General (allegedly in response to Van Dorn's request to promote him to Colonel!), and by the battle of Corinth was in command of Gen. Beauregard's army's cavalry. Following that battle, he was given a mixed brigade, and commanded this in various expeditions in Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Beall was placed in command of the forces at Port Hudson from September 1862, with orders to prepare the place for defense. In December Maj. Gen. Franklin Gardner assumed command, and Beall was given a force on the left of the Confederate defenses (with the 10th, 12th, 15th (Northwest), 16th and 23rd Arkansas Infantry regiments, the 1st Arkansas battalion, the 27th, 35th and 49th Alabama Regts, 2 Mississippi Regts, and artillery from Louisiana). By the time of the actual siege in May-July 1863 his command was in the center of the line. Port Hudson surrendered on July 9th 1863 following the fall of Vicksburg, and Beall (with the rest of the surviving garrison) was taken into captivity. Initially he was held in Ohio, but in 1864 he was granted parole, and given the role of agent for arranging supply for Confederate prisoners of war, and for the sale of Southern cotton, allowed through the blockade to New York. Beall organised an office, and successfully used the proceeds of the cotton sales to provide clothing and blankets for the prisoners. However, Beall was not subtle in his allegiance, displaying an obvious sign outside his office, and generally embarrassing the Federal authorities whenever he could. In January 1865, no less a pair of figures than Generals Halleck and Grant were corresponding on the subject, and at a suitable moment in the schedule of cotton shipments, Beall's parole was revoked, and he was again incarcerated in Fort Lafayette in New York harbor. He was held prisoner until August 1865. After the war he moved to Missouri, although was in Tennessee when he died. He is buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville

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RE: Bios for Beale, Beall, Bee BE, Bee HP, Bell - 11/28/2006 1:06:45 AM   
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Status: offline 		Brig. Gen. Barnard Elliot Bee (b.1824 d. 1861)
Barnard Bee had a short career in the Confederate Army, but is remembered for one of the immortal quotes of the Civil War. At First Bull Run (Manassas), at a critical phase of the battle he cried out to his men "Look, men, there is Jackson with his Virginians, standing like a stone wall. Let us determine to die here, and we will conquer." Barnard Bee was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and was from the upper end of city society. His elder brother (Hamilton Prioleau Bee) also became a Confederate General. Barnard went to West Point and graduated in 1845, 33rd in his class of 41. He joined the US 3rd Infantry and was sent to join the force occupying Texas. He was mentioned for bravery twice in the Mexican war. After that war he was sent to Mississippi, and between 1849 and 1855 was on the frontier in New Mexico, and then Wyoming. As war neared, Bee resigned his commission, and returned to Charleston. He joined the First South Carolinas, and was made Lieutenant Colonel. In June, he was sent to command a brigade being formed at Manassas, as Brigadier General. The brigade consisted of the 2nd and 11th Mississippi, 4th Alabama and 1st Tennessee, becoming the 3rd Brigade of the Army of the Shenandoah under Maj. Gen. JE Johnston, and playing a key role in the First Battle of Bull Run. The Union plan was to pin the Confederate centre and right by diversionary attacks, and outflank to the north with the main attack. The Confederates detected this just early enough to throw troops into the path of the advancing 'right hook', but not early enough to form a coherent line. As the Union steamrolled around the north of the line, and crossed the Bull Run further south, a double envelopment was threatened. Bee's brigade bravely held attacks for a short while, but was then overwhelmed and thrown back in disorder. It was whilst rallying his men that Bee saw Jackson's Brigade, and uttered the famous cry. In fact, there are two versions, the second being "There stands Jackson like a stonewall! Rally behind the Virginians". Almost as soon as he made this call, he was shot, and carried from the field. He died the next day. The phrase was picked up, and led to Jackson's nickname. Ironically, there is great difficulty in tracing first hand accounts of what Bee said and meant. Whilst history has always interpreted it as a rallying call, pointing to the steadiness of Jackson, sat impassively on his horse despite the threatened chaos, there is debate amongst some experts as to whether Bee was actually being sarcastic, and indicating that he thought Jackson was sitting there passively when he should have been actively arranging support to Bee and the others. This interpretation may be coloured by some of Jackson's later moments of paralysis, rather than relevant to Bull Run. We shall never know.

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RE: Bios for Beale, Beall, Bee BE, Bee HP, Bell - 11/28/2006 1:07:13 AM   
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Status: offline 		Brig. Gen. Hamilton Prioleau Bee(b.1822 d.1897)
Hamilton Prioleau Bee was born in Charleston and was the elder brother of Gen. Bernard Bee (originator of the " Stonewall" in Jackson). The family were noted in Charleston society, as well as in Texas. Bee served as secretary for the commission that determined the Texas boundary with the US at the young age of 17. Four years later he was part of the Texas delegation to the Comanches negotiating peace, which led to the Treaty of Tehuacana Creek. By 1846, Bee was secretary of the Texas senate. During the Mexican war, he served for a short while as a private soldier, before becoming an officer. He was elected to the state senate in 1849, and was Speaker from 1855-57. At the coming of the Civil War, he volunteered for the militia, and was elected Brigadier General in March 1862. He was given a cavalry brigade, of the 1st, 23rd, 26th, 35th, 36th, and 37th Cavalry Regiments. Bee's brigade was charged with garrisoning the lower Rio Grande, and whilst there facilitated the import of European weapons through Mexico, and the cotton going the other way to pay for them. He was to perform this duty well in to 1864, despite a range of difficulties. Mexican raiders, under the guise of being Union troops, crossed the frontier and were effectively outlaws. Also, in November 1863, he saved a considerable store of munitions and stores during a raid on Brownsville by Union Gen. Nathaniel Banks. In the spring of 1864, Bee was transferred further east, and his brigade was placed under Lt Gen. Richard Taylor. He served in the Red River Campaign, defending Shreveport from Gen. Banks. Bee was severely criticised for his handling of troops in this campaign. He was wounded and had two horses shot during the battle of Pleasant Hill, however his lack of training and field experience showed him up. Taylor stated that Bee "displayed great personal gallantry, but no generalship." Despite this, he was assigned to Maj. Gen. Wharton's cavalry Corps in February 1865, and later even had a brigade of infantry under Maj. Gen. Sam Maxey near Houston. One can only suppose that he was a fast learner (or the Confederate Army was running short of options!). After the war Bee went to Mexico but later returned to Texas, where he remained until his death.

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RE: Bios for Beale, Beall, Bee BE, Bee HP, Bell - 11/28/2006 1:07:36 AM   
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Status: offline 		Brig. Gen. Tyree Harris Bell, (b. 1815 d.1902)
Tyree Harris Bell is best known as one of Lt. Gen. Nathan Forrest's most trusted subordinates, despite lacking any military experience before the Civil War. Bell was born in Kentucky, and grew up in Tennessee, becoming an farmer. At the outbreak of war, he was elected a Captain in a volunteer company in the Provisional Army of Tennessee. He went on to join the 12th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, where his ability soon led to his rise to Lt. Colonel. He was present, and commanded the regiment, at Shiloh, where his performance continued to mark him out. He also had two horses killed under him. In July 1862, he was promoted to full Colonel, and led the regiment in the Kentucky campaign, before joining Gen. Kirby Smith's forces for battles at Cumberland Gap, Richmond (KY) and Perryville. Bell was then recruited to Gen. Forrest's cavalry, and operated in Tennessee and Kentucky. He raided the rear of the Union during the Murfreesboro campaign, and was at the flank and rear of the enemy during Chickamauga. In January 1864, Forrest gave Bell a brigade of cavalry, consisting of the 2nd, 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd Tennessee Cavalry Regiments. General Forrest said, of the battle of Fort Pillow in the April: "I cannot compliment too highly the conduct of Colonels Bell and McCulloch... They fought with courage and intrepidity, and without bayonets assaulted and carried one of the strongest fortifications in the country". This is just one of a series of glowing citations of Bell, by Forrest. By early 1865, Bell had been made Brigadier General, and operated with Forest for the rest of the war. They both surrendered at Selma, Alabama, following their final defeat. After the war, Bell moved to California, and returned to farming. He was an active supporter of veterans’ organisations, and died in New Orleans whilst returning home from a reunion in his late 80's

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RE: Bios for Beale, Beall, Bee BE, Bee HP, Bell - 11/28/2006 1:13:04 AM   
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RE: Bios for Beale, Beall, Bee BE, Bee HP, Bell - 11/28/2006 7:38:04 PM   
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(Also, I'll be moving this thread into the subforum soon. From now on, everyone posting bios should put them in there.)

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RE: Bios for Beale, Beall, Bee BE, Bee HP, Bell - 11/30/2006 8:30:14 PM   
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RE: Bios for Beale, Beall, Bee BE, Bee HP, Bell - 11/30/2006 9:46:54 PM   
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RE: Bios for Beale, Beall, Bee BE, Bee HP, Bell - 12/7/2006 12:54:17 AM   
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Status: offline 		Okay, finally getting around to editing. Here's the one for Beale, which sustained only minor changes. It's excellent -- just the sort of thing I'm looking for. Please let me know if the ratings I came up with make sense. Also, since generals teach brigades under them special abilities I'll start to list which ones I think these particular generals should be able to teach.


Brig. Gen. Richard Lee Turberville Beale (b. 1819, d. 1893). Beale was not a natural soldier. He disliked the pettiness and tedium of being an officer in the army and was always threatening to resign. He even offered to command guerrillas or revert to the rank of private, but somehow he was always persuaded to remain. He was born in Virginia, the son of a veteran of the Revolutionary War. Well educated, he studied law at the University of Virginia, and was called to the bar in 1839. He was elected to Congress as a Democrat in 1847 but he didn't accept nomination in 1848, though he did stay active in state politics. The secession of Virginia in 1861 prompted Beale to enlist in the cavalry as a lieutenant. After a period commanding Camp Lee, he joined the 9th Virginia Cavalry under Col. W.H.F. Lee. When Lee was promoted to command a brigade, Beale was in turn promoted Colonel and given the 9th Virginia. He fought on the Virginia peninsula in early 1862. In December of that year, he commanded a force near the Rappahannock River and captured the Federal garrison at Leeds without loss. He then served under Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart in the Second Bull Run and Antietam campaigns. In 1863 Beale earned several commendations for his performance, most notably in April when J.E.B. Stuart praised him for beating off Maj. Gen. George Stoneman's Federal cavalry division during a hectic week of fighting. For the Gettysburg Campaign, Beale led the 9th Virginia as part of Brig. Gen. Lee's brigade in a charge on Fleetwood Hill at the Battle of Brandy Station. He was also present when Stuart rode around the Army of the Potomac. At Gettysburg itself, and in the subsequent retreat to Virginia, he took part in much hard fighting. He briefly assumed command of W.H.F. Lee's brigade during fighting at Culpeper Court House and afterwards. Beale's most historic small cavalry action was in March 1864, when he intercepted Col. Ulric Dahlgren and his raiders. A detachment of Beale's 9th Virginia, with other cavalry, ambushed Dahlgren's force, captured a number of men and killed Dahlgren. On Dahlgren's body some papers were found, outlining the purpose of Dahlgren's raid: to burn Richmond and kill Pres. Jefferson Davis and his Cabinet. While there is still a small degree of doubt as to whether the papers were genuine, it is felt by some that the publicity around the plot contributed to John Wilkes Booth's desire to kill Lincoln. Subsequently, Beale led the capture of two Union flags during the Siege of Petersburg. In August, he was assigned to command Brig. Gen. John R. Chambliss's brigade after the general had been killed fighting on the Charles City Road. In February 1865, Beale’s promotion to Brigadier General was announced and he led the brigade to the end of the war. After the war, Beale returned to politics and was re-elected to Congress in 1879. He wrote the history of the 9th Virginia Cavalry, and this work was published after his death.


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Leadership: 5
Command: 5
Tactics: 4
Cavalry: 6

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RE: Bios for Beale, Beall, Bee BE, Bee HP, Bell - 12/7/2006 1:16:30 AM   
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Brig. Gen. William Nelson Rector Beall (b. 1825, d. 1883). Beall was born in Kentucky but raised in Arkansas. He attended West Point, graduating in 1848 (30th of 38 in his class). He was commissioned into the 4th Infantry Regiment, later the 5th Infantry, and then the 1st U.S. Cavalry, serving in the northwest. In 1861 he resigned from the U.S. Army when Arkansas secede, and was made a Captain in the Confederate cavalry. He served under Gen. Earl Van Dorn in the Trans-Mississippi department. In the spring of 1862 he was made Brigadier General (allegedly in response to Van Dorn's request to promote him to Colonel!), and by the Battle of Corinth was in command of Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard's army's cavalry. Following that battle, he was given a mixed brigade, and commanded this in various expeditions in Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Beall was placed in command of the forces at Port Hudson beginning September 1862, with orders to prepare the place for defense. In December Maj. Gen. Franklin Gardner assumed command there, and Beall was given a force on the left of the Confederate defenses which consisted of the 10th, 12th, 15th (Northwest), 16th and 23rd Arkansas Infantry regiments, the 1st Arkansas Battalion, the 27th, 35th and 49th Alabama regiments, the 2nd Mississippi, and artillery from Louisiana. By the time of the actual siege in May-July, 1863 his command was in the center of the line. Port Hudson surrendered on July 9th, 1863 following the fall of Vicksburg, and Beall (with the rest of the surviving garrison) was taken captive. Initially held prisoner in Ohio, in 1864 Beall was granted parole and given the role of agent for arranging supply for Confederate prisoners of war and for the sale of Southern cotton, for which he was allowed through the blockade to New York. Beall organized an office This discussion of Beall’s actions on behalf of prisoners is a bit fuzzy. For example, what sort of office is this?, and successfully used the proceeds of the cotton sales to provide clothing and blankets for the prisoners. However, Beall was not subtle in his allegiances, displaying an obvious sign outside his office and generally embarrassing the Federal authorities whenever he could. In January, 1865, no less a pair of figures than Gen. Henry W. Halleck and Gen. Ulysses S. Grant were corresponding on this subject, resulting in the revocation of Beall’s parole at a suitable moment in the schedule of cotton shipments and his reincarceration. Held at Fort Lafayette in New York harbor, Beall was not released until August, 1865. After the war he moved to Missouri, although he was in Tennessee when he died. He is buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville.

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Leadership: 5
Command: 3
Tactics: 4
Cavalry: 4

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RE: Bios for Beale, Beall, Bee BE, Bee HP, Bell - 12/7/2006 1:44:18 AM   
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Brig. Gen. Barnard Elliot Bee (b. 1824, d. 1861). Bee had a short career in the Confederate Army, but is remembered for one of the immortal quotes of the Civil War. At a critical phase of the First Battle of Bull Run he created the most famous nickname of the war when he cried out to his men "Look, men, there is Jackson with his Virginians, standing like a stone wall. Let us determine to die here, and we will conquer." Bee was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and was from the upper echelon of local society. His elder brother, Hamilton Prioleau Bee, also became a Confederate general. Barnard Bee went to West Point and graduated in 1845, 33rd in his class of 41. He joined the U.S. 3rd Infantry and was sent to join the force occupying Texas. He was mentioned for bravery twice in the Mexican war. After that war he was sent to Mississippi, and between 1849 and 1855 was on the frontier in New Mexico, and then Wyoming. As war neared, Bee resigned his commission and returned to Charleston. He joined the 1st South Carolina, and was made Lieutenant Colonel. In June, he was sent to command a brigade being formed at Manassas, and was appointed Brigadier General. The brigade, consisting of the 2nd and 11th Mississippi, 4th Alabama and 1st Tennessee, became the 3rd Brigade of the Army of the Shenandoah under Maj. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, and played a key role in the First Battle of Bull Run. The Union plan was to pin the Confederate center and right by diversionary attacks, and outflank to the north with the main attack. The Confederates detected this just early enough to throw troops into the path of the advancing “right hook,” but not early enough to form a coherent line. As the Union steamrolled around the north of the line, and crossed the Bull Run further south, a double envelopment was threatened. Bee's brigade bravely held attacks for a short while, but was then overwhelmed and thrown back in disorder. It was whilst rallying his men that Bee saw Gen. Thomas J. Jackson's brigade, and uttered his famous cry. (In fact, there are two versions, the second being "There stands Jackson like a stone wall! Rally behind the Virginians!") Almost as soon as he made this call, Bee was shot and carried from the field. He died the next day. The phrase was picked up, and led to Jackson's nickname, “Stonewall” Jackson. Ironically, there is great difficulty in tracing firsthand accounts of what Bee said and meant. While history has always interpreted it as a rallying call, pointing to the steadiness of Jackson as he sat impassively on his horse despite the threatened chaos, there is debate as to whether Bee was actually being sarcastic, and indicating that he thought Jackson was sitting there passively when he should have been actively arranging support for Bee and the others. This interpretation may be colored by some of Jackson's later moments of paralysis and unrelated to Bull Run. We shall never know.

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Leadership: 6
Command: 4
Tactics: 4
Cavalry: 0

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RE: Bios for Beale, Beall, Bee BE, Bee HP, Bell - 12/7/2006 2:04:06 AM   
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Brig. Gen. Hamilton Prioleau Bee (b. 1822, d. 1897). Bee was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and was the elder brother of Gen. Bernard Bee (originator of the "Stonewall" in Gen. Thomas J. Jackson’s nickname). The family was noted in Charleston society, as well as in Texas. Bee served as secretary for the commission that determined the Texas boundary with the U.S. at the young age of 17. Four years later he was part of the Texas peace delegation to the Comanches, which led to the Treaty of Tehuacana Creek. By 1846, Bee was secretary of the Texas Senate. During the Mexican War, he served for a short while as a private soldier, before becoming an officer. He was elected to the State Senate in 1849, and was Speaker from 1855-57. At the coming of the Civil War, he volunteered for the militia, and was elected Brigadier General in March 1862. Bee was given a cavalry brigade consisting of the 1st, 23rd, 26th, 35th, 36th, and 37th Texas Cavalry Regiments. Bee's brigade was charged with garrisoning the lower Rio Grande, and while there facilitated the import of European weapons through Mexico and the shipment of cotton in the other direction to pay for them – a duty he was to perform well into 1864, overcoming a range of difficulties. Among these problems were Mexican raiders who, under the guise of being Union troops, crossed the frontier and functioned as outlaws. Also, in November, 1863, Bee saved a considerable store of munitions and stores during a raid on Brownsville by Union Gen. Nathaniel Banks. In the spring of 1864, Bee was transferred further east, and his brigade was placed under Lt. Gen. Richard Taylor. He served in the Red River Campaign, defending Shreveport from Gen. Banks. Bee was severely criticized for his handling of troops in this campaign. He was wounded and had two horses shot during the Battle of Pleasant Hill, while his lack of training and field experience showed him up. Taylor stated that Bee "displayed great personal gallantry, but no generalship." Despite this, he was assigned to Maj. Gen. John A. Wharton's cavalry corps in February, 1865, and later even commanded a brigade of infantry under Maj. Gen. Sam Maxey near Houston. One can only suppose that Bee was a fast learner (or that the Confederate Army was running short of options!). After the war, Bee went to Mexico but later returned to Texas, where he remained until his death.

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Leadership: 4
Command: 1
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RE: Bios for Beale, Beall, Bee BE, Bee HP, Bell - 12/7/2006 2:13:17 AM   
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Brig. Gen. Tyree Harris Bell, (b. 1815, d. 1902). Bell is best known as one of Lt. Gen. Nathan Forrest's most trusted subordinates, despite lacking any military experience before the Civil War. Born in Kentucky, Bell grew up in Tennessee and became a farmer. At the outbreak of war, he was elected a Captain in a volunteer company in the Provisional Army of Tennessee. He went on to join the 12th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, where his abilities soon led to his rise to Lieutenant Colonel. Bell was present at the Battle of Shiloh, where he commanded the regiment and stood out for his performance (and also for having two horses killed under him). In July, 1862, Bell was promoted to full Colonel, and led the regiment in the Kentucky campaign, before joining Gen. Kirby Smith's forces to participate in battles at Cumberland Gap, Richmond (Kentucky), and Perryville. Bell was then recruited to Gen. Forrest's cavalry, and operated in Tennessee and Kentucky. He raided the rear of the Union during the Murfreesboro campaign, and was at the flank and rear of the enemy during the Battle of Chickamauga. In January, 1864, Forrest gave Bell a brigade of cavalry, consisting of the 2nd, 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd Tennessee Cavalry Regiments. General Forrest later said of the Battle of Fort Pillow in April: "I cannot compliment too highly the conduct of Colonels Bell and McCulloch... They fought with courage and intrepidity, and without bayonets assaulted and carried one of the strongest fortifications in the country." This is just one of a series of Forrest’s glowing citations for Bell. By early 1865, Bell had been made Brigadier General, and operated with Forrest for the rest of the war. They both surrendered at Selma, Alabama, following their final defeat. After the war, Bell moved to California, and returned to farming. He was an active supporter of veterans’ organizations, and died in New Orleans while returning home from a reunion in his late 80's.

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Leadership: 6
Command: 5
Tactics: 5
Cavalry: 6

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RE: Bios for Beale, Beall, Bee BE, Bee HP, Bell - 12/13/2006 1:26:55 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Gil R.

And the next, partly redone.
... Beall organized an office This discussion of Beall’s actions on behalf of prisoners is a bit fuzzy. For example, what sort of office is this?, and successfully used the proceeds of the cotton sales to provide clothing and blankets for the prisoners.

Initiative: 3
Leadership: 5
Command: 3
Tactics: 4
Cavalry: 4



The office was...an office (as in a building - the reference is necessary to explain why he got up Grant and Halleck's nose - he put a pro-confederate sign outside where all could see)

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RE: Bios for Beale, Beall, Bee BE, Bee HP, Bell - 12/14/2006 11:09:36 AM   
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I'm changing "organized" to "set up," since that seems preferable to me. I'd say this bio is good to go.

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RE: Bios for Beale, Beall, Bee BE, Bee HP, Bell - 1/13/2007 8:01:26 PM   
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I have a cunning plan, My Lord

(in reply to Gil R.)
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