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BEE, BARNARD ELLIOTT, JR. (1824-61) Confederate Brigadier General - South Carolina; Mortally wounded at the Battle of First Bull Run - July 21, 1861# beebernardelliottjr
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BEE, HAMILTON PRIOLEAU (1822-97) Confederate Brigadier General Texas; Brother of Killed-in-Action Confederate General Barnard Bee; Speaker of the Texas State House of Representatives 1855-57# beehamiltonprioleau
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BEEBE, GAYLORD DeWITT (1835-77) Prominent Physician in Chicago, Illinois; Appointed Brigade Surgeon by President Abraham Lincoln in 1861, served under Generals David Hunter, Henry W. Halleck, and George H. Thomas # beebegaylorddewitt
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BEECHER, HENRY WARD (1813-87) American Clergyman & Abolitionist; Brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe, the Author of Uncle Toms Cabin# beecherhenryward
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BEEKMAN, CORNELIA CORTLANDT (1753-1847) Prominent American Revolutionary War Figure; Sister of Continental Army Brigadier General Philip Van Cortlandt# beekmancorneliacortlandt
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BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN (1770-1827) German Composer & Pianist# beethovenlv
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BELKNAP, WILLIAM W. (1829-90) Union Brigadier General Iowa; U.S. Secretary of War 1869-76# belknapww
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BELL, ALEXANDER GRAHAM (1847-1922) Scottish-Born Scientist; Inventor of the Telephone# bellalexandergraham
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BELL, ALEXANDER MELVILLE (1819-1905) Scottish-Born Teacher & Researcher; Father of Alexander Graham Bell# bellalexandermelville
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BELL, HIRAM PARKS (1827-1907) Confederate Colonel 43rd Georgia Infantry; Confederate Congressman Georgia 1864-65; U.S. Representative Georgia 1873-75 & 1877-79# bellhiramparks
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BELL, JOHN (1797-1869) U.S. Presidential Candidate 1860 Constitutional Union Party; U.S. Secretary of War 1841; U.S. Senator Tennessee 1847-59 # belljohn
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BELL, PETER HANSBOROUGH (1810-98) Confederate Colonel; Governor of Texas 1849-53; U.S. Representative Texas 1853-57# bellpeterhansborough
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BELL, TYREE HARRIS (1815-1902) Confederate Brigadier General # belltyreeharris
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BELLONTE, MAURICE (1896-1984) French Aviation Pioneer# bellontemaurice
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BEN-GURION, DAVID (1886-1973) Principal Founder & Frist Prime Minister of Israel - 1948-63# benguriondavid
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BENEDICT XIV (1675-1758) Italian-born Pope 1740-58# benedictXIV
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BENHAM, HENRY WASHINGTON (1813-84) Union Brigadier General # benhamhenrywashington
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BENJAMIN, JUDAH PHILIP (1811-84) Confederate Attorney General, Secretary of War & Secretary of State; U.S. Senator Louisiana 1853-61# benjaminjudahphilip
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BENJAMIN, MARY A. (1905-98) American Dealer in Autographs & Manuscripts# benjaminma
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BENJAMIN, SAMUEL NICHOLL (1839-86) U.S. Army Officer; Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for Distinguished Service during the American Civil War# benjaminsamuelnicholl
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