William Nelson Rector Beall
William Nelson Rector Beall (born March 20, 1825 in Bardstown , Kentucky , † July 25, 1883 in McMinnville , Tennessee ) was a Brigadier General of the Confederate Army in the Civil War .
Life
Beall graduated from West Point , New York Military Academy in 1848 as the 30th of his class. During his regular service in the border country, he rose to the rank of captain in the 1st U.S. Cavalry Regiment. After the outbreak of the Civil War, he resigned from the army on August 20, 1861 and became a captain and officer in the Confederate Army.
In this position he served in Arkansas under Major General Earl Van Dorn . There he was promoted to Brigadier General on April 11, 1862. His brigade, consisting of regiments from Arkansas, Mississippi , Alabama and Louisiana , was stationed in Port Hudson . On July 9, 1863, Beall surrendered and was taken prisoner. In 1864 he was used according to bilateral agreements between the civil war parties for tasks in support of the prisoners of war. In this role, he sold cotton that was transported through the blockade with the permission of the Northern States . The prisoners of war were provided with clothing and blankets from the proceeds.
On August 2, 1865, Beall was released from captivity. He worked as a merchant in St. Louis , Missouri for the rest of his life .
literature
- Ezra J. Warner: Generals in Gray - Lives of the Confederate Commanders ; Louisiana State University Press; Baton Rouge, LA 1959
- James Spencer: Civil War Generals , Greenwood Press Inc .; Westport, Co 1986
See also
Web links
- William Nelson Rector Beall in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Beall, William Nelson Rector |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brigadier General of the Confederate States Army in the Civil War |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1825 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bardstown , Kentucky |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 25, 1883 |
| Place of death | McMinnville , Tennessee |