About: Tyree H. Bell

Tyree H. Bell often referred to by his full name, Tyree Harris Bell, was a Confederate States Army brigadier general during the American Civil War. He commanded a regiment of infantry in 1861 and most of 1862. He became a cavalry commander under Major General, later Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest and fought with Forrest in several raids and battles during the last two years of the war. After the Civil War, he was a successful farmer in Fresno County, California.