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P.G.T. Beauregard was a Civil War general who won at Fort Sumpter and the First Battle of Bull Run but also clashed with Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Shows This Day In History...

P.G.T. Beauregard, (born May 28, 1818, near New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.—died February 20, 1893, New Orleans), Confederate general in the American Civil War. Beauregard graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York (1838), and served in the Mexican-American War (1846–48) under the command of Winfield Scott .

P. G. T. Beauregard. Title General. War & Affiliation Civil War / Confederate. Date of Birth - Death May 28, 1818 – February 20, 1893. Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was a Louisiana-born author, civil servant, politician, inventor, and first prominent general for the Confederacy.

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard. An American army officer and Confederate general, Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard (1818-1893) became a hero in the South with his capture of Fort Sumter and his victory at the First Battle of Bull Run. He was one of the Confederacy's eight full generals.

Fast Facts: General P.G.T. Beauregard . Rank: General; Service: US Army, Confederate Army; Born: May 28, 1818 in St. Bernard Parish, LA; Died: February 20, 1893 in New Orleans, LA; Nickname: Little Frenchman, Little Napoleon, Little Creole; Parents: Jacques and Hélène Judith Toutant-Beauregard; Spouse: Marie Laure Villeré; Conflicts: Mexican ...

Beauregard served in the Mexican-American War as an engineer and later held a position as the superintending engineer of the U.S. Custom House in New Orleans. After his native Louisiana seceded, Beauregard became the first Confederate general officer on March 1, 1861 with the rank of brigadier general.

P. G. T. Beauregard. Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard (May 28, 1818 – February 20, 1893) was an American military officer, politician, inventor, writer, civil servant. He was the first prominent general of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

Beauregard, P. G. T. (1818–1893), known as the “Great Creole,” became the Confederacy 's first field commander.A Louisianian, he graduated second of forty‐five in the U.S. Military Academy Class of 1838. An engineer, Beauregard was brevetted for gallantry in the Mexican War, and in January 1861 became superintendent of the U.S. Military ...