For two years, Tyree H. Bell (1814-1902) served as one of Nathan
Bedford Forrest's most trusted lieutenants in the Civil War.
Forrest's legendary exploits and charisma often eclipsed the
contributions of his subordinates, as his story was told and retold
by admiring soldiers and historians. Bell, however, stood out from
others who served with Forrest. He was neither a professional
soldier nor an attorney-politician; he was, instead, a farmer with
no previous military experience, a model of the citizen-soldier.
Using Bell's unpublished autobiography and other primary materials,
including Confederate letters, diaries, and official
correspondence, author Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes, Jr., worked with
Connie Walton Moretti and Jim Browne, two of Bell's
great-great-great grandchildren, to augment Bell's manuscript and
to write the first full-length biography of this significant
Confederate soldier. Born in Kentucky, Bell grew up on a Tennessee
plantation and became a farmer and stock raiser. At the outbreak of
war, his neighbors asked him to be captain of a company of
volunteers they were raising for the Provisional Army of Tennessee.
In 1861, he entered service with the Twelfth Tennessee Infantry and
quickly became its lieutenant colonel. He distinguished himself in
the battle of Belmont, where he commanded the regiment, and
continued his steady performance at Shiloh. By the following year
he was promoted to colonel and led the Twelfth Tennessee in the
Kentucky campaign, rejoining Kirby Smith's army for battles at
Cumberland Gap, Richmond, and Perryville. After obtaining
permission to leave the Army of Tennessee, he became a brigade
commander under Forrest. Bell lad half of Forrest's forces in the
attack at Fort Pillow as well as in numerous other battles and
expeditions. After the war, Bell returned to Sumner County to
resume farming and eventually moved his family to California. In
addition to giving insight into the man whose courage and
leadership earned him the nickname "Forrest's Right Arm," the
authors explore Bell's early years in Tennessee and his adventurous
postwar career in business and land speculation. This portrait of
Bell is one of an unsung leader who risked much to fight for the
Confederacy. Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes, Jr., is the author of a
number of books, including The Pride of the Confederate Artillery:
The Washington Artillery in the Army of Tennessee, and General
William J. Hardee, C.S.A He is also coauthor of Theodore O'Hara:
Poet-Soldier of the Old South and coeditor of Military Memoirs of
Brigadier General William Passmore Carlin, U.S.A. He lives in
Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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