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When did Pierre G T Beauregard die?
He was a General for the Confederacy during the Civil War. He was also involved in the Mex-American War. Actually, Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard was the general who fired on Ft. Sumter, the action that started the Civil War. From Louisiana, Beauregard was a West Point graduate. A member of the engineer corps, he was sent to Mexico and fought with distinction at many of the major battles of the Mexican War. He resigned his commission with the Army of the United States in February of 1861. After capturing Ft. Sumter, Beauregard went on to command at the First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run), at Shiloh and at Petersburg, Virginia. He was in charge of the defense of Charleston, S.C. and the Military District of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. He commanded the forces in South Carolina and Georgia that were trying to stop Sherman on his March to the Sea and was joint commander with Joe Johnston against Sherman in North Carolina, where they finally surrendered their forces to Sherman in April of 1865.
Who are the most prominent generals for the south and north in the civil war?
(South) Joseph E. Johnston Robert E.Lee T.J. "Stonewall" Jackson P.G.T. Beauregard Braxton Bragg Bedford Forrest (North) U.S. Grant W.T. Sherman George Thomas George McLellan George Meade Phil Sheridan
Who fought against each other in the American Civil War?
The Battle of Fort Sumter, 12 April 1861, was the first combat of the Civil War in the United States. The fort, which was in Federal hands, was bombarded by Confederate artilley under the command of Pierre Beauregard. The fort's commander, Major Anderson surrendered after 30 hours of artillery barage. There was one fatality.
Who was the generals of the south and north of the civil war?
Robert E. Lee, J. E. B. Stuart, Joseph Johnson, Stonewall Jackson, P. G. T. Beauregard, Nathan Bedford Forrest, James Longstreet, George Pickett, John S. Mosby, Patrick Clebourne, John Bell Hood, Albert Johston, John C. Breckenridge, Ambrose Hill, John Morgan, Braxton Bragg, William Barksdale, Jubal Early, Richard Ewell, Lewis Armistead, Admiral Semmes are the most well known. There are a half dozen, or more, others not as well known.
Who was the political leader of the northern states during the civil war?
The Confederacy Jefferson Davis P.G.T Beauregard Joseph E. Johnston Robert E. Lee THE UNION Abraham Lincoln Winfield Scoot George B. Mc Cellan Henry Wager Halleck
