Born the son of Joseph Henry Bell (1819 – 1905) and L. Susan Boartfield (1825 – 1860), with the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted November 1, 1862 in Savannah with Capt. Russell. He served in Company A, 21st Battalion, Georgia Cavalry until February 13, 1864 when three units, including the 21st, were consolidated to create the 7th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry. He was at this time assigned to Company A of the 7th.
Pvt. Bell's records show that he was present until June 11, 1864 when he was captured in the Battle of Trevillian Station along at the same time as his father, Joseph Henry Bell Sr. He and his father arrived at Fortress Monroe June 20, 1864 and transferred to Elmira Prison, N.Y. July 27, 1864.
Private Joseph H. Bell, Jr. survived the unsanitary conditions and the very cold winter of 1864 & 65. He was released June 24, 1865. With his freedom was a document that included the following: Home, Dahlonega Ga.; Complexion, Fair; Hair Auburn; Eyes Blue and Height 5 ft. 7 inches. Family tradition says that he was a cook's helper in the POW prison and he had smuggled extra food out to give to his father to keep him from starving.
While on leave during the war he returned to Dahlonega, Lumpkin Co., Georgia and on 5 May 1862 he married Mary Agnes Mullinax (1844 – 1921) and their children were John Calhoun Bell (1868 – 1950), Emma Lizzie Bell (1868 – 1950), Eurena Bell born 1868, Mary Elizabeth Bell (1871 – 1909), William Joseph Bell (1874 – 1951), Virdra Lula Bell (1876 – 1960), Ola D. Bell (1878 – 1948), Charlie Bell born 1881 and Elizah Bell born 1883.
After the war his father moved with the Wade family from Auraria, Lumpkin Co. to Upshur Co., Texas and it is known Joe traveled with his father on that original move and was said to have lost his knife between the boards on the deck of the riverboat the family were on during their final part of their journey between New Orleans and Jefferson, Texas. He also visited East Texas and the family again in the last part of the century.
Biography by Ron Wade
Pvt. Bell's records show that he was present until June 11, 1864 when he was captured in the Battle of Trevillian Station along at the same time as his father, Joseph Henry Bell Sr. He and his father arrived at Fortress Monroe June 20, 1864 and transferred to Elmira Prison, N.Y. July 27, 1864.
Private Joseph H. Bell, Jr. survived the unsanitary conditions and the very cold winter of 1864 & 65. He was released June 24, 1865. With his freedom was a document that included the following: Home, Dahlonega Ga.; Complexion, Fair; Hair Auburn; Eyes Blue and Height 5 ft. 7 inches. Family tradition says that he was a cook's helper in the POW prison and he had smuggled extra food out to give to his father to keep him from starving.
While on leave during the war he returned to Dahlonega, Lumpkin Co., Georgia and on 5 May 1862 he married Mary Agnes Mullinax (1844 – 1921) and their children were John Calhoun Bell (1868 – 1950), Emma Lizzie Bell (1868 – 1950), Eurena Bell born 1868, Mary Elizabeth Bell (1871 – 1909), William Joseph Bell (1874 – 1951), Virdra Lula Bell (1876 – 1960), Ola D. Bell (1878 – 1948), Charlie Bell born 1881 and Elizah Bell born 1883.
After the war his father moved with the Wade family from Auraria, Lumpkin Co. to Upshur Co., Texas and it is known Joe traveled with his father on that original move and was said to have lost his knife between the boards on the deck of the riverboat the family were on during their final part of their journey between New Orleans and Jefferson, Texas. He also visited East Texas and the family again in the last part of the century.
Biography by Ron Wade
Born the son of Joseph Henry Bell (1819 – 1905) and L. Susan Boartfield (1825 – 1860), with the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted November 1, 1862 in Savannah with Capt. Russell. He served in Company A, 21st Battalion, Georgia Cavalry until February 13, 1864 when three units, including the 21st, were consolidated to create the 7th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry. He was at this time assigned to Company A of the 7th.
Pvt. Bell's records show that he was present until June 11, 1864 when he was captured in the Battle of Trevillian Station along at the same time as his father, Joseph Henry Bell Sr. He and his father arrived at Fortress Monroe June 20, 1864 and transferred to Elmira Prison, N.Y. July 27, 1864.
Private Joseph H. Bell, Jr. survived the unsanitary conditions and the very cold winter of 1864 & 65. He was released June 24, 1865. With his freedom was a document that included the following: Home, Dahlonega Ga.; Complexion, Fair; Hair Auburn; Eyes Blue and Height 5 ft. 7 inches. Family tradition says that he was a cook's helper in the POW prison and he had smuggled extra food out to give to his father to keep him from starving.
While on leave during the war he returned to Dahlonega, Lumpkin Co., Georgia and on 5 May 1862 he married Mary Agnes Mullinax (1844 – 1921) and their children were John Calhoun Bell (1868 – 1950), Emma Lizzie Bell (1868 – 1950), Eurena Bell born 1868, Mary Elizabeth Bell (1871 – 1909), William Joseph Bell (1874 – 1951), Virdra Lula Bell (1876 – 1960), Ola D. Bell (1878 – 1948), Charlie Bell born 1881 and Elizah Bell born 1883.
After the war his father moved with the Wade family from Auraria, Lumpkin Co. to Upshur Co., Texas and it is known Joe traveled with his father on that original move and was said to have lost his knife between the boards on the deck of the riverboat the family were on during their final part of their journey between New Orleans and Jefferson, Texas. He also visited East Texas and the family again in the last part of the century.
Biography by Ron Wade
Pvt. Bell's records show that he was present until June 11, 1864 when he was captured in the Battle of Trevillian Station along at the same time as his father, Joseph Henry Bell Sr. He and his father arrived at Fortress Monroe June 20, 1864 and transferred to Elmira Prison, N.Y. July 27, 1864.
Private Joseph H. Bell, Jr. survived the unsanitary conditions and the very cold winter of 1864 & 65. He was released June 24, 1865. With his freedom was a document that included the following: Home, Dahlonega Ga.; Complexion, Fair; Hair Auburn; Eyes Blue and Height 5 ft. 7 inches. Family tradition says that he was a cook's helper in the POW prison and he had smuggled extra food out to give to his father to keep him from starving.
While on leave during the war he returned to Dahlonega, Lumpkin Co., Georgia and on 5 May 1862 he married Mary Agnes Mullinax (1844 – 1921) and their children were John Calhoun Bell (1868 – 1950), Emma Lizzie Bell (1868 – 1950), Eurena Bell born 1868, Mary Elizabeth Bell (1871 – 1909), William Joseph Bell (1874 – 1951), Virdra Lula Bell (1876 – 1960), Ola D. Bell (1878 – 1948), Charlie Bell born 1881 and Elizah Bell born 1883.
After the war his father moved with the Wade family from Auraria, Lumpkin Co. to Upshur Co., Texas and it is known Joe traveled with his father on that original move and was said to have lost his knife between the boards on the deck of the riverboat the family were on during their final part of their journey between New Orleans and Jefferson, Texas. He also visited East Texas and the family again in the last part of the century.
Biography by Ron Wade
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