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:
Hd Qrs May 2 1861 [i.e. 1862]
By telegraph from Grand Junction
To Gnrl Beauregard
Drs. [Pullman?] + Harris of Lagrange wish a permit to Corinth to tender their professional services. Please refer to Major Henry Peyton.
Whitson A. Harris
22pa
Citation: Whitson A. Harris, telegram to G. T. Beauregard. Grand Junction, Tenn.; 2 May 1862. AMs 1168/11