Hamilton P. Bee
Hamilton Prioleau Bee Born ( 1822-07-22 ) July 22, 1822 Charleston, South Carolina Died October 3, 1897 (1897-10-03) (aged 75) San Antonio, Texas Place of burial Confederate Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas Allegiance United States Confederate States of America Service/branch United States Army Confederate States Army Years of service 1846–1848 (USA) 1862–1865 (CSA) Rank First Lieutenant (USA) Brigadier General (CSA) Unit 1st Regiment, Texas Mounted Volunteers (USA) 2nd Regiment, Texas Mounted Volunteers (USA) Commands held Bee's Cavalry Brigade 1st Div, Wharton's Cavalry Corps Battles/wars Mexican-American War American Civil War Red River Campaign Other work Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, 1855–57 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 ...