Barnard Elliott Bee Jr. (February 8, 1824 – July 22, 1861) was a career United States Army officer and a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the First Battle of Bull Run, one of the first general officers to be killed in the war.

Hamilton Prioleau Bee (July 22, 1822 – October 3, 1897) was an American politician in early Texas; he was secretary of the Texas Senate in 1846. He served nearly 10 years as representative to the state house beginning in 1849, and for one term as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.

Aug 11, 2021 · The first major battle of the Civil War exploded on July 21, 1861, and General Bee and his brigade took an early beating on the battlefield. Send to reinforce General Nathan G. Evans in a defense north of the Warrenton Turnpike, Bee positioned on Matthew’s Hill, not far from the Stone House.

Feb 14, 2024 · When one hears the name of a Civil War general named Bee, the first reaction for most is the Confederate commander from South Carolina who shouted to his men at the First Battle of Manassas on July 21, 1861: “Look men, there stands Jackson like a stone wall. Rally behind the Virginians!”

One of the first general officers to be killed in the American Civil War, he is best remembered for inspiring the famous nickname Stonewall upon then Brigadier General Thomas J. Jackson at the First Battle of Bull Run (also known as First Manassas).

May 17, 2016 · Bee’s brigade was the first to reinforce General Pierre G. T. Beauregard at Manassas Junction, Virginia, and he was instrumental in ensuring the Confederate victory on July 21, 1861, by delaying the Union advance.

Facts, information and articles about Barnard Bee, a Confederate general during the American Civil War

Confederate General Barnard Elliott Bee, Jr., was born in Charleston, SC on February 8, 1824. His grandfather Thomas Bee (1739-1812) served as delegate to the Continental Congress. The family moved to Pendleton in 1833 when Bee was nine years old.

Brigadier General, Provisional Army of the Confederate States " Colonel Bee was especially kind to me and I always thought that he would have been one of the leading men in our army if he had lived...

Jul 31, 2020 · Hamilton P. Bee, Confederate brigadier general, the son of Anne Wragg Fayssoux and Barnard E. Bee, was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on July 22, 1822. He was the brother of Gen. Barnard Elliott Bee, Jr.