A
prominent Confederate general who served in the US Army before the war.
Timeline
Birth- 28 May 1818
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
Education: To
1838
Education: Place
West Point, NY
Education: Institution
US Military Academy
Gender
Male
Occupation
Officer, author, civil servant, politician, inventor, railroad executive
Marriage- 1841-Ages: 32 - 23 years
Marie Antoinette Laure Villeré
Spouse Death Date
21 Mar 1850
1846 - 1848Mexican-American War- Ages: 43 - 20 years
Service Start Date
1838
Service End Date
1861
Conflict Period
Mexican-American War
Branch
Confederate Army
Rank
Brevet Major
Major battles
Battle of Contreras, Battle of Churubusco, Battle for Mexico City, Battle of Chapultepec
Served For
United States of America
Marriage- 1860-Ages: 46 - 42 years
Caroline Deslonde
Spouse Death Date
Mar 1864
1861 - 1865Civil War (Confederate)- Ages: 47 - 43 years
Major battles
Battle of Fort Sumter, First Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Shiloh, Siege of Corinth, First Battle of Fort Wagner, Second Battle of Fort Wagner, Second Battle of Fort Sumter, Bermuda Hundred Campaign, Second Battle of Petersburg, Battle of Bentonville
Conflict Period
Civil War (Confederate)
Branch
Confederate Army
Service End Date
1865
Service Start Date
1861
Rank
General
Served For
Confederate States
Death- 20 Feb 1893-Age: 75 years
New Orleans, Louisiana
Burial
Tomb of the Army of Tennessee, Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans
Other Facts
Also known as
PGT Beauregard
Also known as
GT Beauregard
Mother
Hélène Judith de Reggio
Father
Jacques Toutant-Beauregard
Full Name
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard
