Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant
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Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant ˈbōriˌgärd (1818–93) Confederate general, born in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Beauregard was the commander of the Department of South Carolina and Georgia and of the Military Division of the West; he was nicknamed “Old Bory.” Beauregard is best known for having ordered the bombardment of
Fort Sumter; he received its surrender on April 14, 1861. He was promoted to full general after leading (with Gen.
Joseph E. Johnston) the Confederate victory at the battle of
First Bull Run (1861).
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Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/15/1991; 700+ words
; ...Francis of Maynard, Mass. P.G.T. BEAUREGARD III Banker and Property Manager Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard III, 67, a former area banker and...Hospital. He lived in Chevy Chase. Mr. Beauregard, who came here in 1947, was born in...
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Magazine article from: Colorlines Magazine; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 3/16/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...cobbled together under the command of Gen. Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard. Beauregard was no match for Sherman, either in manpower...North Carolina. Lee decided at this point that Beauregard had to be relieved and, with Davis' reluctant...
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Magazine article from: South Carolina Historical Magazine; 10/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Confederates hustled it to Charleston, where Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was frantic to maintain the city's defenses...highlights of these chapters are Bak's treatment of Beauregard and of the overall conditions in Civil War Charleston...
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Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 5/28/2006; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 3/9/2003; 700+ words
; ...these did not faze the chaplain, for he turned to the next boy in line and asked for his given name. ``Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard Jones,'' was the answer, after which the smiles in the congregation turned to hand-muffled snickers...
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The Cause Lost: Myths and Realities of the Confederacy.
Magazine article from: The Mississippi Quarterly; 3/22/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...first part discusses Jefferson Davis's personality and his strained relationships with Joseph Johnston and Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard. Davis contends that only Robert E. Lee had the "people skills" to get along with the prickly commander...
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Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard An American army officer and Confederate general, Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard (1818-1893) became a hero in the South with his capture...
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Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant ˈbōriˌ...St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Beauregard was the commander of the Department...x201C;Old Bory.” Beauregard is best known for having ordered...
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