Richard L. T. Beale

Richard Lee Turberville Beale
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 1st district
In office
January 23, 1879 – March 4, 1881
Preceded byBeverly B. Douglas
Succeeded byGeorge T. Garrison
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 8th district
In office
March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1849
Preceded byRobert M.T. Hunter
Succeeded byAlexander Holladay
Member of the Virginia Senate from Westmoreland, Richmond, Lancaster and Northumberland Counties
In office
1858–1860
Preceded byElliott Braxton
Succeeded byJohn Critcher
Personal details
Born(1819-05-22)May 22, 1819
'Hickory Hill', Hague, Virginia
DiedApril 21, 1893(1893-04-21) (aged 73)
'Hickory Hill', Hague, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionPolitician, Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance Confederate States of America
Branch/service Confederate States Army
Years of service1861 – 1865
Rank Brigadier General
UnitVirginia 9th Virginia Cavalry, Army of Northern Virginia
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
Peninsula Campaign
Gettysburg Campaign
Battle of Brandy Station
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Culpeper Court House
Bristoe Campaign
Mine Run Campaign
Siege of Petersburg
Second Battle of Ream's Station

Richard Lee Turberville Beale (May 22, 1819 – April 21, 1893) was a lawyer, three-term United States Congressman from the Commonwealth of Virginia, and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.[1] He had more than 3-dozen slaves and was a Democrat.

  1. ^ Golden, Alan L. "R. L. T. Beale (1819–1893)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved 24 August 2015.