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 13th 1862
By Telegraph from Memphis 13 1862
To Col Jordan
About five hundred men here escaped for Island No 10 I have temporarily placed them under command of Col Cook of 12th Ark Regt about 300 more at Bills station M & O RR What shall be done with them
John Adams
Capt Comdg
Citation: John Adams(1825-1864), telegram to Thomas Jordan. Memphis, Tenn.; 13 April 1862. AMs 1168/11