P.G.T. Beauregard

P.G.T. Beauregard

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(Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard; G.T. Beauregard)

Born: May 28, 1818 in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Died: February 20, 1893 in New Orleans, Louisiana

Military Rank (CSA): General

  • He attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, graduating in 1838.
    • One of his instructors was Robert Anderson, who later became commander of Fort Sumter and surrendered to Beauregard at the start of the Civil War.
  • He fought in the Mexican-American War.
  • He began the Civil War when his troops fired on Union troops at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina.
  • He contributed to the design of the Confederate flag.
  • He died of heart disease.