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 from The Telegraphic History of the Civil War; a compiled album of telegrams to Beauregard from Davis, Lee, Johnston and others.
Transcript:
Dated Libby house 18th Aug. 186
Via Chafins Bluff
To Gen’l G. T. Beauregard
3-45 P.M.
Your dispatches of 12 M and 2 P.M. received. Yesterday 2nd, 10th, part of 18th corps were on this side.
I think you can support Dearing with Infantry.
We repulsed Enemy yesterday and to-day. Have possession of Signal Hill over-looking Dutch Gap.
I will return troops as I ascertain further intention of Enemy.
About five hundred (500) more have just been reported as landing on this side river from transport & moved our left.
R. E. Lee
74/collect 1480
Citation:Robert E. Lee (1807-1870), telegrams to G.T. Beauregard. 18 August 1864. In The telegraphic history of the Civil War, 1861-1865. AMs 434/16
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