General Pierre G. T. Beauregard
Born: May 28, 1818
St. Bernard Parrish, Louisiana
Died: February 20, 1893
New Orleans, Louisiana
West Point: June 1838
2nd Lieutenant: June 1838
1st Lieutenant: 1839
Captain: March 3, 1853
Resigned USA: Feb. 20, 1861
Brig. Gen. CSA: March 1, 1861
General CSA: July 21, 1861
June 1838: West Point Graduate - 2nd in class of 45
1846 - 1848: War with Mexico
1848 - 1860: Supporting Engineer of New Orleans Federal customs house
January 23-28, 1861: Superintendent of West Point - Orders revoked as he was a secessionist
February 20, 1861: Resigned from U.S. Army - Was loyal to his home state
March 1, 1861: Brig. Gen. CSA
March 3 - May 27, 1861: Commander Charleston Harbor
April 12-14, 1861: Battle of Fort Sumter
June 2-20, 1861: Commander Alexandria Line
June 17, 1861: Battle of Vienna
June 20 - July 20, 1861: Commander Army of the Potomac
July 20 - October 21, 1861: Commander, 1st Corp, Army of the Potomac
July 21, 1861: 1st Battle of Bull Run
October 22, 1861 - January 29, 1862: Commander, Potomac District, Department of Northern Virginia
March 17-29 and April 6 - May 7, 1862: Commander Army of the Mississippi
April 6-7, 1862: Battle of Shiloh
April 30 - May 30, 1862: Siege of Corinth
August 29, 1862 - April 20, 1864: Commander, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida
July 10-11, 1863: 1st Battle of Fort Wagner
July 18, 1863: 2nd Battle of Fort Wagner
September 9, 1863: 2nd Battle of Fort Sumter
April 22 - September 23, 1864: Commander, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia
May 6-20, 1864: Bermuda Hundred Campaign
June 15-18, 1864: 2nd Battle of Petersburg
October 17, 1864 - March 16, 1865: Commander, Military Division of the West
March 16 - April 26, 1865: 2nd in Command, Army of Tennessee
March 19-21, 1865: Battle of Bentonville
Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1959. pgs 54-55
Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray Lives of the Confederate Commander. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1992. p 22-23