P.G.T. Beauregard
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| Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard | |
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| Personal | |
| Date & Place of Birth | May 28, 1818 St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana |
| Parents | Jacques Toutant-Beauregard Hélène Judith de Reggio |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Spouse | Marie Laure Villeré 1841-1850 Caroline Deslonde 1860-1864 |
| Children | René Henri Laure (all with Marie) |
| Date & Place of Death | February 20, 1893 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Place of Burial | Tomb of the Army of Tennessee Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans |
| Military | |
| Education | United States Military Academy West Point, New York Class of 1838; graduated 2nd |
| Branch of Service | United States Army Confederate States Army |
| Years of Service | 1838–61 (USA) 1861–65 (CSA) |
| Highest rank awarded | Major (USA) General (CSA) |
| Commands held | Provisional Army of the Confederate States |
| Battles participated in | Fort Sumter 1st Bull Run Shiloh Corinth 1st Fort Wagner 2nd Fort Wagner 2nd Fort Sumter Bermuda Hundred Campaign 2nd Petersburg Bentonville |
| Post-war career | Inventor Local politician Railroad president Author of Principles and Maxims of the Art of War (1863) |
