General William Beall, C.S.A.

(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point 1848. Resigned his U.S. Army commission and was commissioned as a captain in the Confederate Army in March 1861. Promoted to brigadier general in April 1862. Major campaigns and battles include Corinth and Port Hudson (capt...

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Main Author:	Anthony, E. & H.T., New York
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6390

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spellingShingle	Alabama Photographs and Pictures General William Beall, C.S.A. Anthony, E. & H.T., New York
fulltopic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Beall, William Nelson Rector, 1825-1883; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Kentucky; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description	(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point 1848. Resigned his U.S. Army commission and was commissioned as a captain in the Confederate Army in March 1861. Promoted to brigadier general in April 1862. Major campaigns and battles include Corinth and Port Hudson (captured). Through a special agreement between the United States and Confederate governments, Beall remained in the North to serve as a Confederate purchasing agent responsible to purchasing supplies for Confederate prisoners of war through the sale of Confederate cotton. Beall remained in the position until August 1865, after all Confederate prisoners fo war had returned home. After the war, Beall worked in St. Louis, Missouri, as a general commission agent. He died in McKinnville, Tennessee, in July 1863 and is buried in Nashville, Tennessee. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. I. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling	Q0000000111Q111General William Beall, C.S.A.(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point 1848. Resigned his U.S. Army commission and was commissioned as a captain in the Confederate Army in March 1861. Promoted to brigadier general in April 1862. Major campaigns and battles include Corinth and Port Hudson (captured). Through a special agreement between the United States and Confederate governments, Beall remained in the North to serve as a Confederate purchasing agent responsible to purchasing supplies for Confederate prisoners of war through the sale of Confederate cotton. Beall remained in the position until August 1865, after all Confederate prisoners fo war had returned home. After the war, Beall worked in St. Louis, Missouri, as a general commission agent. He died in McKinnville, Tennessee, in July 1863 and is buried in Nashville, Tennessee. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. I. National Historical Society, 1991.1864-1865 circa1860-1869Anthony, E. & H.T., New YorkBeall, William Nelson Rector, 1825-1883; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Kentucky; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #099v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00160http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6390
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General William Beall, C.S.A.

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