Brigadier General Barnard Elliott Bee Jr.

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Brigadier General Barnard Elliott Bee Jr. was a Confederate officer in the American Civil War best known for coining the famous nickname "Stonewall" for General Thomas J. Jackson at the First Battle of Bull Run.

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instanceOf Confederate Army general
person
allegiance Confederate States of America
associatedWith Confederate Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED
Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson NERFINISHED
battle First Battle of Bull Run NERFINISHED
First Battle of Manassas NERFINISHED
birthDate 1824-02-08
birthPlace Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED
burialPlace St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Pendleton, South Carolina NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath wounds received in battle
commanded a brigade at First Manassas
commissionedYear 1845
conflict American Civil War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1861-07-22
deathPlace Manassas, Virginia NERFINISHED
educatedAt United States Military Academy
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Bee NERFINISHED
father Barnard Elliott Bee Sr. NERFINISHED
fullName Barnard Elliott Bee Jr. NERFINISHED
givenName Barnard NERFINISHED
graduationYear 1845
historicalEra 19th century
honorificPrefix Brigadier General
languageSpoken English
militaryBranch Confederate States Army NERFINISHED
militaryRank Brigadier General
militaryServiceEnd 1861
militaryServiceStart 1845
notableEvent gave Thomas J. Jackson the sobriquet "Stonewall" at First Manassas
notableFor coining the nickname "Stonewall" for Thomas J. Jackson
notableQuote There stands Jackson like a stone wall!
occupation military officer
promotedToBrigadierGeneral 1861
regionOfActivity Southern United States NERFINISHED
religion Episcopalian
servedAs brigade commander in the Confederate Army of the Potomac
servedIn Mexican–American War NERFINISHED
Second Seminole War NERFINISHED
United States Army
spouse Amanda Sophia Emory NERFINISHED
stateOfOrigin South Carolina NERFINISHED
woundedIn First Battle of Bull Run NERFINISHED

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Jackson reportedly stood like a stone wall during the battle utteredBy Brigadier General Barnard Elliott Bee Jr.