General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, C.S.A. (1818-1893)

An 1838 graduate of West Point, Beauregard served as an engineer in the Mexican War. In 1861, he resigned his commission and was commissioned a brigadier general in the Confederate Army. Beauregard led the attack on Fort Sumter and was hailed as a hero in the South. He fought in many of the major battles of the war but repeatedly disagreed with Jefferson Davis over strategy.

Date:
1860 circa 5 years
Original Format:
Carte de Visite
Item#:
MES02626
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735px
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