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:
Received at May 13 1864
By telegraph from Nottoway River to Capt. J M Oley
Twelve O clock shipped all the ammunition & troops from this point by train[. T]he Bridge builders from Charlotte road & those from here busy with Rail Road Bridge will be [illeg.] tomorrow night.
E. Willis
Citation: E. Willis, telegram to John M. Oley. 13 May 1864. AMs 1168/11