William Beall
| William Nelson Rector Beall | |
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| Born |
March 20, 1825 Bardstown, Kentucky |
| Died | July 25, 1883 (aged 58) McMinnville, Tennessee |
| Place of burial | Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee |
| Allegiance |
United States of America Confederate States of America |
| Service/branch |
United States Army Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1848–1861 (USA) 1861–1863 (CSA) |
| Rank |
 Captain (USA) Brigadier General (CSA) |
| Battles/wars |
American Civil War - Siege of Port Hudson |
William Nelson Rector Beall (March 20, 1825 – July 25, 1883) was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He is most noted for his supply efforts on behalf of Confederate prisoners of war.
William N. R. Beall was born in Bardstown, Kentucky on March 20, 1825. His parents moved from Kentucky to Little Rock, Arkansas where Beall was raised.
After graduating 30th in his class from the United States Military Academy in 1848, Beall was commissioned in the United States Army as a brevet second lieutenant with the U.S. 4th Infantry Regiment. He first served on the northwestern frontier. In 1849, he was promoted to second lieutenant and assigned to the Fifth Infantry, serving until 1855 in the Indian Territory and Texas. He was promoted to first lieutenant and then shortly thereafter to captain with the First Cavalry. Beall was involved in several skirmishes, combats, and expeditions against the Indian tribes in the West, primarily in Kansas. In 1860, he participated in a raid against the Kiowas and Comanches.
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