General P. G. T. Beauregard, C.S.A.

(Uniform in photograph does not indicate rank; photo taken on March 31, 1861. -- W. Davis) Graduated from West Point, 1838; Mexican War veteran. Appointed Superintendent of West Point in January 1861 but held the post for only a few days; resigned from the U.S. Army in February 1861. Appointed a b...

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Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
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spellingShingle	Alabama Photographs and Pictures General P. G. T. Beauregard, C.S.A.
fulltopic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Louisiana; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description	(Uniform in photograph does not indicate rank; photo taken on March 31, 1861. -- W. Davis) Graduated from West Point, 1838; Mexican War veteran. Appointed Superintendent of West Point in January 1861 but held the post for only a few days; resigned from the U.S. Army in February 1861. Appointed a brigadier general in the Confederate Army and assigned to command the Confederate forces at Charleston. After Fort Sumter, Beauregard was given command of the Confederate forces near Manassas and promoted to full general after First Manassas. Major campaigns and battles include First Manassas, Shiloh, Drewry's Bluff, Petersburg, and the Carolinas. After the war, Beauregard was a railroad executive, supervisor of the Louisiana Lottery, commissioner of public works in New Orleans, and a writer. Beauregard died in February 1893 and is buried in New Orleans. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. I. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling	Q0000000023Q23General P. G. T. Beauregard, C.S.A.(Uniform in photograph does not indicate rank; photo taken on March 31, 1861. -- W. Davis) Graduated from West Point, 1838; Mexican War veteran. Appointed Superintendent of West Point in January 1861 but held the post for only a few days; resigned from the U.S. Army in February 1861. Appointed a brigadier general in the Confederate Army and assigned to command the Confederate forces at Charleston. After Fort Sumter, Beauregard was given command of the Confederate forces near Manassas and promoted to full general after First Manassas. Major campaigns and battles include First Manassas, Shiloh, Drewry's Bluff, Petersburg, and the Carolinas. After the war, Beauregard was a railroad executive, supervisor of the Louisiana Lottery, commissioner of public works in New Orleans, and a writer. Beauregard died in February 1893 and is buried in New Orleans. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. I. National Historical Society, 1991.1861 March 311860-1869Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Louisiana; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #008v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00072http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6317
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General P. G. T. Beauregard, C.S.A.

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