Citations with the tag: BEAUREGARD, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893

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• BEAUREGARD DOUBTFUL ENTERPRISE.
  Miller, Keith // Civil War Times; Jun2005, Vol. 44 Issue 2, p34 

  The article reports that on May 4, 1861, the Southern hero of Fort Sumter, Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard, boarded a train bound for the Confederacy's capital at Montgomery, Alabama. Beauregard planned to help the new Confederate government devise strategies for winning the war....

• Bragg Pattern Battle Flag.
  Miller, Keith // Battle Flags of Texans in the Confederacy; 1995, p39 

  The article features the Bragg Pattern Battle Flag. This flag was one of the battle flags issued prior to the major action at Shiloh in Texas. The design itself was originated by General P. G. T. Beauregard and ordered by him for Bragg's Corps. Probably the most distinctive feature of the Bragg...

• ROADBLOCK ON THE MISSISSIPPI.
  Cozzens, Peter // Civil War Times Illustrated; Mar2002, Vol. 41 Issue 1, p40 

  Focuses on the condition of Mississippi River during the civil war. Persuasion of Major General Henry Halleck to control the Mississippi; Command of a large expeditionary force; Arrival of General Pierre G.T. Beauregard to command of Confederate operations.

• A SHOT IN THE DARK.
  Groom, Winston // America's Civil War; Mar2011, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p28 

  The article offers information on the meeting of the South Carolina Legislature at the forts of Charleston Harbor and Fort Sumter to draw up an ordinance seceding from the Union in 1860. The ominous undertaking caused Major Robert Anderson to move his men into the unfinished Fort Sumter which he...

• THE FIRST BATTLE OF SHILOH.
  Veit, Chuck // Naval History; Oct2004, Vol. 18 Issue 5, p42 

  A month before Union and Confederate forces fought near Shiloh Church in 1862 at places named Hornet's Nest, the Peach Orchard, and Bloody Pond, a small naval engagement occurred near the same location when men from the USS Lexington (right) and Tyler (left) took on an entire regiment of...

• THE SOUTHERN CROSS.
  Green, Joshua // Atlantic Monthly (10727825); Mar2004, Vol. 293 Issue 2, p42 

  The article focuses on the position that the creator of the most widely recognized Confederate flag would take on the argument regarding Georgia's state flag. The author suggests that because of Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard's interests in economic success, he would encourage Georgians to...

• Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard had a hand in the development of the Civil War's most flamboyant pistol, the LeMat revolver.
  Adams, Doug // America's Civil War; Jul2006, Vol. 19 Issue 3, p12 

  The article focuses on the LeMat revolver, the U.S. Civil War's most flamboyant revolver. The handgun in part owed its birth to Confederate General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard and French physician Jean A.F. LeMat. The LeMat was favored by Confederate officers, most notably J.E.B. Stuart...

• Beauregard battles the beast.
  Guttman, Jon // America's Civil War; Mar1998, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p26 

  Focuses on the battle during the United States Civil War between Confederate General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard and Union Major General Benjamin Franklin Butler, better known as `the beast.' Background information on Butler; What Beauregard was known to write; Detailed information on the...

• War begins at Bull Run.
  Fleming, Thomas // Boys' Life; Apr95, Vol. 85 Issue 4, p34 

  Part I. Focuses on one of the 2,400 named battles that made up the Civil War in the United States, the Battle of Bull Run in northern Virginia. General Irvin McDowell, commander of the poorly trained Northern troops; General Pierre G.T. Beauregard, Southern commander; How the battle was a...

• Middle Mississippi River: February-June 1862: New Madrid/Island No. 10, Missouri (MO012), New Madrid, Missouri, and Lake County, Tennessee, February 28-April 8, 1862.
  Fleming, Thomas // Civil War Battlefield Guide; 1998, p56 

  From February 28 to April 8, 1862, during the U.S. Civil War, a military activity occurred in New Madrid and Island No. 10 in Missouri and Lake County, Tennessee, between the U.S. and Confederate States (CS) armies. The Confederates lost Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in Tennessee, and evacuated...

• APRIL 13, 1861.
  Stone, Ron // Book of Texas Days; 1984, p63 

  The article focuses on the decision of Texas Senator Louis Wigfall to surrender Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor on April 3, 1861. Wigfall was a Marshall lawyer who became a firebrand Texas senator opposed to U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. He worked hard for secession, and when trouble broke...

• DU PONT STORMS CHARLESTON.
  Foote, Shelby // American Heritage; Jun1963, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p28 

  The article discusses the attack of Rear Admiral Samuel F. du Pont of Fort Sumter in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. Charleston was under the command of Confederate general Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard during the civil war in the U.S. The preparations for the attack, the names of...

• Stumbling in, Shermans Path.
  Trudeau, Noah Andre // Civil War Times; Oct2008, Vol. 47 Issue 5, p26 

  The article offers information on the journey of Major General William T. Sherman known as March to the Sea in the U.S. The author argues that confederate forces in the area might have stopped or at least slowed the March to the Sea if they had been better coordinated, contrary to popular belief...

• TREASON IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY DURING SECESSION.
  COOPER, EDWARD S. // North & South: The Official Magazine of the Civil War Society; May2011, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p54 

  The article explores the topics of treason and loyalty in the U.S. Army during the secession crisis leading up to the U.S. Civil War. Topics discussed include the resignation of Major Pierre Beauregard as Superintendent of Cadets at West Point military academy, negotiations by U.S. officer James...

• THE END OF ILLUSIONS.
  Furgurson, Ernest B. // Smithsonian; Jul/Aug2011, Vol. 42 Issue 4, p56 

  The article examines the importance of the First Battle of Bull Run, fought near Manassas, Virginia, to the development and prolongation of the U.S. Civil War. The author explains how Washington, D.C.-based hostess Rose O'Neal Greenhow provided military intelligence to the Confederate States of...

• Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers: February-June 1862: Siege of Corinth, Mississippi (MS016), Alcorn County and Corinth, April 29-May 30, 1862.
  Parrish, T. Michael // Civil War Battlefield Guide; 1998, p52 

  On April 29 to May 30, 1862, during the U.S. Civil War, a military activity occurred in Alcorn County and Corinth, Mississippi, between the U.S. and Confederate States (CS) armies. The siege of Corinth involved the confrontation of two armies headed by commanders intent on avoiding bloodshed. ...

• Bermuda Hundred Campaign: May 1864: Port Walthall Junction, Virginia (VA047), Chesterfield County, May 6-7, 1864.
  Parrish, T. Michael // Civil War Battlefield Guide; 1998, p278 

  From May 6 to 7, 1864, during the U.S. Civil War, a military activity occurred at Port Walthall Junction, Virginia, between the U.S. and the Confederate States armies. Confederate States General P. G. T. Beauregard and Major General George Pickett. immediately took defensive measures to protect...

• Bermuda Hundred Campaign: May 1864: Proctor's Creek (Drewry's Bluff), Virginia (VA053), Chesterfield County, May 12-16, 1864.
  Parrish, T. Michael // Civil War Battlefield Guide; 1998, p279 

  On May 12-16, 1864, during the U.S. Civil War, a military activity occurred at Proctor's Creek, Virginia, between the U.S. and Confederate States (CS) armies. U.S. General Benjamin F. Butler withdrew the Army of the James into the entrenchments. CS General P. G. T. Beauregard cobbled together...

• OPENING SALVO.
  BORDEWICH, FERGUS M. // Smithsonian; Apr2011, Vol. 42 Issue 1, p76 

  The article discusses the Battle of Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, the first battle in the U.S. Civil War. It examines the roles of Union army commander Major Robert Anderson and Confederate army commander Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard. The author reflects on stances toward...

• Manassas Campaign: July 1861: First Manassas, Virginia (VA005), Prince William County, July 21, 1861.
  Robertson, William Glenn // Civil War Battlefield Guide; 1998, p11 

  On July 21, 1861, during the U.S. Civil War, a military activity occurred at First Manassas, Virginia, between the U.S. and Confederate States (CS) armies. The strategic positions of both U.S. and CS troops prior to the battle are explained. The strategic intentions of the commanding officers,...

• Confederate Heartland Offensive: June-October 1862: Richmond, Kentucky (KY007), Madison County, August 29-30, 1862.
  Robertson, William Glenn // Civil War Battlefield Guide; 1998, p122 

  On August 29 to 30, 1862, during the U.S. Civil War, a military activity occurred at Richmond and Madison County in Kentucky, between the U.S. and Confederate States (C.S.) armies. While C.S. General Robert E. Lee planned a decisive victory that would bring European recognition of the...

• Iuka and Corinth, Mississippi, Campaign: September-October 1862: Corinth, Mississippi (MS002), Alcorn County and Corinth, October 3-4, 1862.
  Reaves III, George A. // Civil War Battlefield Guide; 1998, p129 

  On October 3 to 4, 1862, during the U.S. Civil War, a military activity occurred in Alcorn County and Corinth in Mississippi, between the U.S. and Confederate States (C.S.) armies. U.S. Major General Don Carlos Buell's Army of the Ohio headed eastward into the Tennessee Valley, rebuilding the...

• Charleston: April-September 1863: Charleston Harbor II, South Carolina (SC009), Charleston County, September 5-7, 1863.
  Reaves III, George A. // Civil War Battlefield Guide; 1998, p193 

  On September 5 to 7, 1863, during the U.S.Civil War, a military activity occurred at Charleston Harbor II, South Carolina, between the U.S. and Confederate States (C.S.) armies. U.S. Brigadier General Quincy A. Gillmore methodically advanced his lines, emplaced heavy artillery to hit Fort...