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Hamilton P. Bee

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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 ...

Barnard Elliott Bee Jr.

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Barnard Elliott Bee Jr. Born ( 1824-02-08 ) February 8, 1824 Charleston, South Carolina Died July 22, 1861 (1861-07-22) (aged 37) Manassas, Virginia Buried Saint Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Pendleton, South Carolina Allegiance United States of America Confederate States of America Service/branch United States Army Confederate States Army Years of service 1845–1861 (USA) 1861 (CSA) Rank Captain (USA) Bvt. Lieutenant Colonel (USA) Brigadier General (CSA) Unit 3rd U.S. Infantry 10th U.S. Infantry 1st S.C. Regulars Commands held Utah Volunteer Battalion (USA) 3rd Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah (CSA) Battles/wars Mexican–American War Battle of Cerro Gordo Battle of Chapultepec Utah War American Civil War First Battle of Bull Run  † Barnard Bee Jr. monument at Manassas National Battlefield Park 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 ...