William Sullivan "Sully" Beebe (February 14, 1841 – October 12, 1898) was a Union officer who received the Medal of Honor on June 30, 1897 for his action at Cane River Crossing, Louisiana on April 23, 1864. Born in Ithaca, New York, Beebe graduated from West Point in 1863, receiving his commission in the ordnance branch. He served in the Army until resigning in January 1874.

Beebe rejoined the Army at the start of the Spanish–American War in June 1898, and served as chief ordnance officer, with the rank of major, on the staff of general James F. Wade. He contracted yellow fever while in Cuba and died later that year.

William Sully Beebe

Beebe was a companion of the New York Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.

William Sully Beebe

Beebe was the nephew of John Charles Casey (1809–1856), West Point Class of 1829.

William Sully Beebe

Medal of Honor citation

Voluntarily led a successful assault on a fortified position.

See also

List of Medal of Honor recipients

References

1841 births

1898 deaths

People from Ithaca, New York

United States Military Academy alumni

People of New York (state) in the American Civil War

Union Army officers

United States Army officers

United States Army Medal of Honor recipients

American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor

American military personnel of the Spanish–American War

Deaths from yellow fever

Burials at West Point Cemetery