Hamilton Bee
| Hamilton Prioleau Bee | |
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| Born |
July 22, 1822 Charleston, South Carolina |
| Died | October 3, 1897 (aged 75) San Antonio, Texas |
| Place of burial | Confederate Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas |
| Allegiance |
 United States Confederate States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army Confederate States Army
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| Years of service | 1846–1848 (USA) 1862–1865 (CSA) |
| Rank |
 First Lieutenant (USA) Brigadier General (CSA)
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| 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 | |
| Other work | Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, 1855–57 |
Mexican-American War
American Civil 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.
He later served as a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War. In 1869 during the Reconstruction era, he and his family left Texas, living for several years in Saltillo, Mexico before their return to San Antonio in 1876. He lived there for most of the rest of his life.
Hamilton Prioleau Bee was born into a political family in Charleston, South Carolina, on July 22, 1822. His parents were Ann Wragg (Fayssoux) and Barnard Elliott Bee, Sr. His younger brother was Barnard Elliott Bee, Jr.. Bee's family moved to Texas in 1836 when Hamilton was 14. Their father Barnard Bee, Sr. was a leader in the Texas Revolution and served as Secretary of State and Secretary of War in the Republic of Texas. Bee County, Texas and the town of Beeville were named for him.
The two brothers both served as generals in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War; Barnard Jr. was killed early in the war at the Battle of First Bull Run. Hamilton followed his father into politics in the Republic of Texas and the later state, serving in elective office for more than a decade in total.
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