Barnard Elliott Bee, Jr.
| Barnard Elliott Bee Jr. | |
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| Born |
February 8, 1824 Charleston, South Carolina |
| Died | July 22, 1861 (aged 37) Manassas, Virginia |
| Buried at | 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)
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| 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) |
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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. During that battle, he was responsible for inspiring the famous nickname for Brig. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.
Bee was born in Charleston, South Carolina on February 8, 1824. He was the son of Barnard Elliott Bee, Sr., and Ann Wragg Fayssoux, both of whom came from prominent Charleston families of English descent. His mother's paternal line also included French Huguenots. In 1833, the Bee family moved to Pendleton, South Carolina, where the junior Bee attended the Pendleton Academy.
In 1836, Bee's parents moved to Texas, which had achieved independence as the Republic of Texas. Bee remained in Pendleton living with his mother's three sisters to pursue his education. Bee graduated from the United States Military Academy on July 1, 1845, thirty-third in his class of forty-one and assigned as a brevet second lieutenant to the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment. He accumulated many demerits while at West Point, including several for chewing tobacco while on duty. Bee's first posting was to serve in the United States military occupation of Texas during the Mexican-American War. He was twice brevetted for gallantry in the War, first at Cerro Gordo to first lieutenant, where he was wounded, and then to captain at Chapultepec.
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