Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard was an American military officer known for being the Confederate general who started the American Civil War at the Battle of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. Today, he is commonly referred to as P. G. T. Beauregard, but he rarely used his first name as an adult. He signed correspondence as G. T. Beauregard.
HEADQUARTERS, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, March 24, 1861. March 24, 1861. General BEAUREGARD: My DEAR GENERAL: I have read the papers and your note to Major Anderson. As tothe inventory…
Montgomery Montgomery, March 29, 1861. Brig. Gen. G. T. BEAUREGARD, Commanding, &c., Charleston, S. C.: Sm: The Secretary of War directs that you will allow no further communications between the…
Montgomery Montgomery, April 1, 1861. Brig. Gen. G. T. BEAUREGARD, Commanding, &c., Charleston, 8S. C.: Sir: Capt. W. D. Pender, who is engaged on special service in Baltimore, has been…
MONTGOMERY MONTGOMERY, April 2, 1861. General BEAUREGARD, Oharleston : No portion of the garrison must be permitted to leave unless all go. War DEPARTMENT, C. S. A.,
Montgomery Montgomery, April 2, 1861. Brig. Gen. G. T. BEAUREGARD, Commanding Charleston Harbor, Charleston, 8. C.: Sir: The Government has at no time placed any reliance on assurances by the…
WAR DEPARTMENT, C. S. A, Montgomery, April 6, 1861. Brig. Gen. G. T. BEAUREGARD, Commanding Charleston Harbor, Charleston, S. 0.: Sir: Your letter of the 4th instant has been received.…
HEADQUARTERS, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, April 8, 1861. April 8, 1861. DEAR GENERAL: Linclose the within copy of Major Anderson’s note.* _ Please say to the Secretary of War that…
Washington, D. C. Washington, D. C., April 9, 1861. General BEAUREGARD, Charleston : The messenger speaks doubtless by authority. He gives the promised notice to Governor Pickens. Diplomacy has failed.…
MONTGOMERY MONTGOMERY, April 11, 1861. General BEAUREGARD, Charleston: Do not desire needlessly to bombard Fort Sumter. If Major Anderson will state the time at whieh, as indicated by him, he…
HEADQUARTERS, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, April 11, 1861. April 11, 1861. General BEAUREGARD: DEAR GENERAL: I inclose the within that you may see what General Bonham offers. His command is…
CHARLESTON HorTeEt, Charleston, S. C. CHARLESTON HorTeEt, Charleston, S. C., April 12, 1861. Brigadier General BEAUREGARD, Commanding Provisional Forces, Charleston, S. C.: Sir: You were pleased to say, in your…
HEADQUARTERS, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, April 12, 1861. DEAR GENERAL: The display at Light-house Inlet, perhaps, is a feint, and if so, they intend to re-enforce, as you say, through…
MONTGOMERY MONTGOMERY, April 13, 1861. General BEAUREGARD, Charleston : Accept my congratulations. You have won your spurs. How many guns can you spare for Pensacola? Hpagrs. First BATTALION, THIRTY-THIRD REGIMENT,…
MONTGOMERY MONTGOMERY, April 13, 1861. General BEAUREGARD, Charleston : Accept my congratulations. You have won your spurs. How many guns can you spare for Pensacola? Hpagrs. First BATTALION, THIRTY-THIRD REGIMENT,…
Morris ISLAND, S. C. Morris ISLAND, S. C., April 15, 1861. General BEAUREGARD, Commanding Provisional Forces, Charleston, S. C.: GENERAL: Having posted the troops on the island, with such gen_…
MontTGomMery MontTGomMery, April 15, 1861. General BEAUREGARD, Charleston : If floating battery worked well I shall order one for Pensacola, so give me your opinion. If favorable, can Captain Hamilton,…
MontTGomMery MontTGomMery, April 15, 1861. General BEAUREGARD, Charleston : If floating battery worked well I shall order one for Pensacola, so give me your opinion. If favorable, can Captain Hamilton,…
Arlington Arlington, July 9, 1861. General McDowell presents his compliments to General Beauregard, and begs to inform him that the paper referred to in his note of the 7th was…
July 16, 1861. July 16, 1861. Brigadier-General BEAUREGARD, Commanding Army of the Potomac: Str: In obedience to your order, I proceeded on Sunday last, 14th instant, to Richmond, with the…
Richmond, V. A. Richmond, V. A., August 4, 1861. General G. T. BEAUREGARD: My DEAR Sir: Inclosed I transmit copies of a resolution of inquiry and the reply to it.*…
RicuHmMonD, V. A. RicuHmMonD, V. A., October 30, 1861. General G. T. BEAUREGARD: Sir: Yesterday my attention was called to various newspaper publications, purporting to have been sent from Manassas,…
Priceville, Miss., June 11, 1862. General BEAUREGARD, Tupelo, Miss. : : GENERAL: Is it your wish that the causeway across the Old Town Oreek should be doubled, or that a…
GENERAL ORDERS, ‘ HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, July 5, 1862. No. 23. Tupelo, Miss., July 5, 1862. In obedience to General Orders, No. 89, from Headquarters of Department No.…
Richmond, Va. Richmond, Va., June 10, 1863. General G. T. BEAUREGARD, Commanding, &c., Charleston, S. C.: GENERAL: Northern papers report the reduction of Hunter’s forces by sending troops to the…