P. G. T. Beauregard Biography

P. G. T. Beauregard biography

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NAME: P. G. T. Beauregard
OCCUPATION: General, Journalist
BIRTH DATE: May 28, 1818
DEATH DATE: February 20, 1893
EDUCATION: U.S. Military Academy at West Point
PLACE OF BIRTH: New Orleans, Louisiana
PLACE OF DEATH: New Orleans, Louisiana
Full Name: Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard

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P. G. T. Beauregard served as a general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He participated in major battles at Fort Sumter and Bull Run.

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P. G. T. Beauregard was born in Louisiana on May 28, 1818. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1838. When Louisiana seceded from the Union in 1861, he resigned and joined the Confederate Army where he served as a full general. A talented commander, he also questioned orders. After the war, he worked as a railroad director and managed the Louisiana lottery.