Beauregard is my favorite Confederate War general for numerous reasons. One, he protected Charleston, and he was the commanding officer when the Confederates fired on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, taking the fort in just 34 hours. Furthermore, if Beauregard had been promoted to a higher command, the Union Army would have probably lost the war.
In 1863, Beauregard returned to the Holy City to defend it again from the Union forces.
After years of study, I can conclude that there are three reasons the Federal Army won the Civil War. The first is above. Second, they had Sherman, who was willing to bring hell, and third, Stonewall Jackson, who died on May 10, 1863.
Another would be relocating the Confederate capital from Alabama to Richmond.
P.G.T. Beauregard constantly bumped heads with Jefferson Davis over military strategy. One of his many nicknames was “Little Napoleon,” but he may be better known as the “Little Black Frenchman” or simply “Little Frenchman.” Among his other nicknames are Little Creole, Bory, and the “Hero of Fort Sumter,” and others.
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was born in Louisiana and was later buried in New Orleans when he died in 1893.
He is the savior of Charleston, Petersburg, Virginia, and Richmond. Beauregard and his men defended the Confederate capital from the overwhelmingly superior Union Army in June 1864.
Today, his sword and portrait are still hanging in the Charleston City Hall on the second floor.
Written By: John G. Clark Jr.
Pic: Fort Sumter