Ca. 1861 Civil War CDV Photograph of CONFEDERATE GENERAL BARNARD ELLIOTT BEE Jr

  

This offering is for an Original Circa 1861 Civil War Albumen Carte-de-Visite (CDV) 3/4 Length Photograph of CONFEDERATE GENERAL BARNARD ELLIOTT BEE. Barely visible but written below the image in ink? On the verso the image is misidentified in ink as being Gen. Bell (no such general served in the Civil War). (February 8, 1824 - July 22, 1861) was a career.

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. Upon the start of the Civil War, Bee, like many Army officers from the South, was torn between loyalty to his home state or to the United States. He struggled with the decision but opted to stay with the South. On June 17, 1861, Bee was appointed brigadier general.

Of a brigade mobilized at Manassas Junction, although he was confirmed by the Confederate Senate posthumously. He was given command of the third brigade of the Army of the Shenandoah. Under Brigadier General Joseph E.

During the subsequent battle, later known as the First Battle of Bull Run. On July 21, 1861, Bee said, There is Jackson standing like a stone wall.

Let us determine to die here, and we will conquer. In reference to Brigadier General Thomas J. And his men, giving rise to the name "Stonewall Jackson" and his Stonewall Brigade.

It is unclear if this was meant to be complimentary or an insult regarding Jackson's men not advancing. Bee was wounded in the stomach by a Union artillery shell and after considerable suffering, died the next day.

As a result, it could not be determined whether his naming of Stonewall Jackson was intended as praise, a condemnation, or whether it was simply a misattributed quote. Bee is buried at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery in Pendleton, South Carolina.

July 22, 1861 (aged 37) Manassas. Saint Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Pendleton, South Carolina. 3rd Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah (CSA). It is because items are accurately described and guaranteed, and carefully packaged.

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