Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard (May 28, 1818 – February 20, 1893) was a Confederate general officer who started the American Civil War by leading the attack on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. Today, he is commonly referred to as P. G. T. Beauregard, but he rarely used his first name as an adult. He signed correspondence as G. T. Beauregard.
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28 May 1818 St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
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Died |
20 February 1893 (aged 74) New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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