P. G. T. Beauregard | |
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Birth name | Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard |
Nickname | The Little Creole, The Little Napoleon, Bory, Felix, The Hero of Fort Sumter |
Born | St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, U.S. | May 28, 1818
Died | February 20, 1893 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 74)
Place of burial | Tomb of the Army of Tennessee, Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, U.S. |
Allegiance | United States of America Confederate States of America |
Service/branch | United States Army Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1838-61 (USA) 1861-65 (CSA) |
Rank | Brevet Major (USA) General (CSA) |
Commands held | Confederate Army of the Potomac Army of Mississippi |
Battles/wars | Mexican-American War |
Other work | Author, civil servant, politician, and inventor |
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Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard (May 28, 1818 – February 20, 1893) was an American military officer, politician, inventor, writer, civil servant. He was the first prominent general of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Today, he is known as P. G. T. Beauregard, but he rarely used his first name as an adult.