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.

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Received at Augusta Feb 6 1865 at 2 o’clock 30 minutes

By telegraph from Columbus To Col G W Brent

My reg’t made in the counties near Athens Ga will have to pass near there in going to their command Stovalls Brig. Will you authorize me to furlough the men for a few days. I assure you it will benefit the service. Please answer

J O Gailey Capt Cmdg 52^nd Ga on detached service

Citation: John O. Gailey, telegram to George W. Brent. Columbus, Ga.; 6 February 1865. 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 P.G.T. Beauregard’s papers at the Rosenbach.

Transcript:

Received August Feb.3 , 1865 at 10 o’clock PM

By telegraph from Montgomery 3 to Col. G. W. Brent AAG to Genl. Beauregard

I have no stores at Macon nor at any other point in each state. there is a chief commissary supplied with officers and funds reporting to the chief of his bureau and charged with the  subsistence within his state Army commissary made requisition upon him. He open chief commissaries of other states for supplies deficient in his own state—all supplies in Georgia not being issued to army commissaries are under the control of Maj. Moses=If he ships to Richmond you have nothings=Best telegraph Maj. J. F. Cummings at Mobile to report to Augusta & let him [rescript?] for supplies for the army=A competent officer was ordered to Macon on Monday. I leave for that place Sunday.

F Molley

Maj & [illeg.] CS

Citation:  F. Molley, telegram to George William Brent, 3 February 1865. AMs 1168/11

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Received at Montgomery Feb 2 1865

By telegraph from Mobile 2 To Maj JB Eustis

All dismounted men Fergusons Brigade have returned to Carthage except forty two 42 men with Miss Battalion under maj Stode awaiting orders from Col Miller through Lt Genl Taylor

D H Maury, Maj Genl

28/840

Citation: Dabney Herndon Maury (1822-1900), telegram to J. B. Eustis. Mobile, Ala.; 2 February 1865. In The telegraphic history of the Civil War, 1861-1865. AMs 434/16