Last updated: August 4, 2021
Place
Bee Monument
NPS
Quick Facts
Location:
Manassas, Virginia
Significance:
Civil War Monument
Designation:
National Battlefield Park
Amenities
1 listed
Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits
A tall shaft of whote marble marks the spot where General Barnard E. Bee fell mortally wounded at the Battle of First Manassas (Bull Run) on July 21,1861. While attempting to rally his broken troops on Henry Hill, Bee pointed to General Thomas J. Jackson and his Virginians and declared, "There stands Jackson like a stonewall!", thus christening both Jackson and his brigade with their famous sobriquet. Bee died of his wounds the following day and was the highest ranking officer to die at First Manassas. The monument was erected by the Mary Taliferro Thompson Southern Memorial Association of Washington, D.C., on July 21, 1939.
Inscription:
Front: General Barnard Elliott Bee of South Carolina. Commander, Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, was killed here July 21, 1861. Just before his death, to rally his scattered troops, he gave the command “Form, form, there stands Jackson like a stone wall, rally behind the Virginians!” Presented by the Mary Taliaferro Thompson Southern Memorial Association of Washington, D.C. July 21, 1939. Rear: Lucy Steele Clay, Chairman. Alice Boswell Morrison. Julia Neason Streater. Maude Bird Phares. Norma Hardy Britton.
Inscription:
Front: General Barnard Elliott Bee of South Carolina. Commander, Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, was killed here July 21, 1861. Just before his death, to rally his scattered troops, he gave the command “Form, form, there stands Jackson like a stone wall, rally behind the Virginians!” Presented by the Mary Taliaferro Thompson Southern Memorial Association of Washington, D.C. July 21, 1939. Rear: Lucy Steele Clay, Chairman. Alice Boswell Morrison. Julia Neason Streater. Maude Bird Phares. Norma Hardy Britton.