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Tyree H. Bell
Tyree Harris Bell (September 5, 1815 – August 30, 1902) was a Confederate States Army brigadier general, during the American Civil War.
As lieutenant colonel Bell commanded the 12th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regiment and was severely wounded at the Battle of Shiloh. He led his regiment in the invasion of Kentucky and the Battle of Richmond.
Later Bell commanded a cavalry regiment and then a brigade under Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest. As one of Forrest's trusted lieutenants, he fought in several raids
- Stanchak, John E. "Bell, Tyree Harris" In "Historical Times Illustrated History of the Civil War", edited by Patricia L. Faust. New York: Harper & Row, 1986. .
- Warner, Ezra J. "Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders." Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959. .
Further reading.
- Hughes Jr., Nathaniel Cheairs; Connie Walton Moretti; James Michael Browne. "Brigadier General Tyree H. Bell, C.S.A  Forrest's