Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was a Louisiana-born general of the Confederate States Army. He had graduated second in his class from West Point in 1838 and was an admirer of Napoleon. He achieved fame early in the Civil War for commanding the Fort Sumter bombardment and as the victor of the first battle of Manassas. He later served in the Western Theater (including Shiloh and Corinth), Charleston, and the defense of Richmond, but his career was hampered by friction with Jefferson Davis and other generals.

This is one of approximately 1000 military telegrams in P.G.T. Beauregard’s papers at the Rosenbach.

Transcript:

Charleston Dec 9/64

Gnl Beauregard

Flag Officer

Tucker referred applications for marines to go to Genl Ransom who replied –the military force in this district has been so much reduced that I deemed it unsafe to take another man from either military or naval command near here.

R. Ransom

He begs this to be communicated to you

R.C. Gilcrist

91/ A.A.

Citation:R.C. Gilcrist, telegram to G. T. Beauregard. Charleston, 9 December 1864. AMs 1168/11

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was a Louisiana-born general of the Confederate States Army. He had graduated second in his class from West Point in 1838 and was an admirer of Napoleon. He achieved fame early in the Civil War for commanding the Fort Sumter bombardment and as the victor of the first battle of Manassas. He later served in the Western Theater (including Shiloh and Corinth), Charleston, and the defense of Richmond, but his career was hampered by friction with Jefferson Davis and other generals.

This telegram is part of The Telegraphic History of the Civil War; a compiled album of telegrams to Beauregard from Davis, Lee, Johnston and others.

Transcript:

Received at Nov 27 186 at 1 o’clock 45 minutes

By telegraph from Macon 27 To Col G W Brent

Chf of Staff

Maj Genl Martins care will be attended to soon as poss I return to Montgomery. I intend to reorganizing Wheelers cavalry soon as practicable. Sherman was at Saundersville moving in direction of Central Railroad.

G T Beauregard

Genl

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Citation:G.T. Beauregard, telegram to Dabney Herndon Maury. Macon, Ga, 27 November 1864. In The telegraphic history of the Civil War, 1861-1865. AMs 434/16

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was a Louisiana-born general of the Confederate States Army. He had graduated second in his class from West Point in 1838 and was an admirer of Napoleon. He achieved fame early in the Civil War for commanding the Fort Sumter bombardment and as the victor of the first battle of Manassas. He later served in the Western Theater (including Shiloh and Corinth), Charleston, and the defense of Richmond, but his career was hampered by friction with Jefferson Davis and other generals.

This is one of approximately 1000 military telegrams in P.G.T. Beauregard’s papers at the Rosenbach.

Transcript:

Corinth Nov 18 1864

To Genl Beauregard

We are ordered by Lt Genl Taylor to keep Selma Meridian Jackson & Tuscumbia offices open all night for benefit of military business. We can dispatch to these offices at any time tonight. Yankee raid from Baton Rouge & Natchez in two columns reached NOP & GHRR this evening at Brook Haven & Hazelhurst South of Jackson do not know force

Very respectfully

Jno B Morris

Major

Citation: John B. Morris, telegram to G.T. Beauregard. Corinth, Miss; 18 November 1864. AMs 1168/11

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was a Louisiana-born general of the Confederate States Army. He had graduated second in his class from West Point in 1838 and was an admirer of Napoleon. He achieved fame early in the Civil War for commanding the Fort Sumter bombardment and as the victor of the first battle of Manassas. He later served in the Western Theater (including Shiloh and Corinth), Charleston, and the defense of Richmond, but his career was hampered by friction with Jefferson Davis and other generals.

This telegram is part of The Telegraphic History of the Civil War; a compiled album of telegrams to Beauregard from Davis, Lee, Johnston and others.

Transcript:

Tuscumbia 14 1864

From Mobile Nov 14

To Genl G T Beauregard

Your message of yesterday recd not understood please repeat in different terms Can you have some good heavy artillery troops sent here from Charleston some fort sumter men

D H Maury Maj Genl

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Citation: Dabney Herndon Maury (1822-1900), telegram to G.T. Beauregard. Mobile, Ala.; 14 November 1864. In The telegraphic history of the Civil War, 1861-1865. AMs 434/16

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was a Louisiana-born general of the Confederate States Army. He had graduated second in his class from West Point in 1838 and was an admirer of Napoleon. He achieved fame early in the Civil War for commanding the Fort Sumter bombardment and as the victor of the first battle of Manassas. He later served in the Western Theater (including Shiloh and Corinth), Charleston, and the defense of Richmond, but his career was hampered by friction with Jefferson Davis and other generals.

This telegram is part of The Telegraphic History of the Civil War; a compiled album of telegrams to Beauregard from Davis, Lee, Johnston and others.

Transcript:

Tuscumbia Nov 13 1864

From Mobile Nov 13

To Genl G T Beauregard

I have just heard that a member of the = U W S C L P V S M H U [signal corps] = of this district has gone into memphis. He left here on sick leave he knows the =V MG F G F [cypher]= W T J A H V Y[keyword] = I P N [& signal] = G Z E P O AH =

D H Maury Maj Genl Comdg

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Citation: Dabney Herndon Maury (1822-1900), telegram to G.T. Beauregard. Tuscumbia, Ala.; 13 November 1864. In The telegraphic history of the Civil War, 1861-1865. AMs 434/16

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was a Louisiana-born general of the Confederate States Army. He had graduated second in his class from West Point in 1838 and was an admirer of Napoleon. He achieved fame early in the Civil War for commanding the Fort Sumter bombardment and as the victor of the first battle of Manassas. He later served in the Western Theater (including Shiloh and Corinth), Charleston, and the defense of Richmond, but his career was hampered by friction with Jefferson Davis and other generals.

This telegram is part of The Telegraphic History of the Civil War; a compiled album of telegrams to Beauregard from Davis, Lee, Johnston and others.

Transcript:

Nov 11 1864

From Mobile 11

To Genl G T Beauregard

Genl Court Martial [sent?] Wheelers Corps has cashiered second Lt N H Starling seventh Ala cavalry Hagans brigade sentenced him to be put hard labor for six months with ball & chain on fortifications of Mobile he is here but I cannot permit this unusual & illegal sentence to be executed without orders

Dabney H Maury

Maj Gen

Citation: Dabney Herndon Maury (1822-1900), telegram to G.T. Beauregard. Mobile, 11 November 1864. In The telegraphic history of the Civil War, 1861-1865. AMs 434/16

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was a Louisiana-born general of the Confederate States Army. He had graduated second in his class from West Point in 1838 and was an admirer of Napoleon. He achieved fame early in the Civil War for commanding the Fort Sumter bombardment and as the victor of the first battle of Manassas. He later served in the Western Theater (including Shiloh and Corinth), Charleston, and the defense of Richmond, but his career was hampered by friction with Jefferson Davis and other generals.

This is one of approximately 1000 military telegrams in P.G.T. Beauregard’s papers at the Rosenbach.

Transcript:

Nov 3 1864

From Selma 3

To G T Beauregard

Col O’Neil tenth Tenn regt Telegraphs from Charleston as follows:

Among the recruits that Genl Hardee has just enrolled from the federal prisoners are some Irishmen which I wish to get. He says if Genl Beauregard is more in need of them than he is he will turn them over to me. Answer at Macon.

E.S. Burford Maj & AAG

Citation: E.S. Burford, telegram to G. T. Beauregard. Selma, Ala.; 3 November 1864. AMs 1168/11

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was a Louisiana-born general of the Confederate States Army. He had graduated second in his class from West Point in 1838 and was an admirer of Napoleon. He achieved fame early in the Civil War for commanding the Fort Sumter bombardment and as the victor of the first battle of Manassas. He later served in the Western Theater (including Shiloh and Corinth), Charleston, and the defense of Richmond, but his career was hampered by friction with Jefferson Davis and other generals.

This is one of approximately 1000 military telegrams in the Rosenbach’s collection of papers from P.G.T. Beauregard.

Transcript:

Dated Selma Oct 21 1864

To G W Brent AAG

Beauregard’s HdQrs Jacksonville

Advise Capt B J Semmes that two trains will leave here on the 22^nd with twelve hundred sacks of flour thirty thousand pounds hard bread Sixty five thousand pounds of bacon + fifty sack salt for him at Blue Mountain

F. Mollay

Maj & C. S.

Citation: F. Mollay, telegram to G. T. Beauregard. Selma, Ala.; 21 October 1864. AMs 1168/11