The record-union., 1893-02-21
P. G. 7. BEAUREGARD.
ONE OF THE LAST GENERALS OF
THE CONFEDERATE DEAD.
4 Graduate of West Point and Mexi-
can War Veteran Resigns to Join
the Southern Forces.
speciaI 10 the REcoRp-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 2O.-General P.
G. T. Beauregard, one of the last generals
of the Confederate military service, died
tonight. The first symptoms of the fatal
illness was manifested two weeks ago,
when he was attacked by a complication
OF diseases which threatened heart failure.
He manifested some improvement under
his physician's care, particularly in the
last three or four days. when he was able
to leave his apartments and take short
periods of exercise in the grounds of his
residence. He dined with his family this
evening and remained in the library
until $3.50. He went to sleep easily and
seemed resting well. One of the nurses
went to the bedside few minutes after
10 o'clock and was Mortified TO find him
in a death struggle. The members OF
family were summoned at once. but be-
fore they reached the chamber the end
had come. The direct cause was heart
failure. The funeral will be held on
Wednesday. Despite his advanced age,
70 years, General Beauregard had led
life of considerable activity.
was born near New Orleans May %, ISIS,
of family of Canadian French descent.
He graduated at West Point in 1888. He
was assigned first to the artillery and
then to the engineers at the beginning OF
The war with Mexico. lie won the brevet
of Captain at the battles of Contreras and
Churub busco, and waslbrevetted Major at
Chapultapec, where he was twice
wounded.
| After the Mexican war he was assigned
| to duty at New Orleans, experimenting
the construction and repair of the tortifi-
cations at Mobile Harbor and on the Mis-
sssippi River. On January %, 1861, he
was detailed as Superintendent of the
! West Point Military Academy, but held
the place only a few days, resigning his
commission on February 22d, and at once
| offered his services to the Confederacy,
| being placed in command of the delenses
at Charleston, 5. c. On the refusal OF
Major Anderson to evacuate Fort Sump-
/ ter he opened fire soon after daylight on
the morning of April Y, 1861. After a
cannonade of several hours Fort Sump-
ter capitulated to General Reauregard.
| lie was almost Immediately ordered 10
| Virginia, where he was practically in
command at the battle Of Bull Run. Here
he was again victorious.
In the spring of 1862 he was ordered to
/ Tennessee as second in command to Cen
that officer was killed at the battle oI
Shiloh, took command, and nearly sue
ceeded in routing the Union army. Cen
eral Beauregards 5 health failed and he was
granted leave of absence until August
when with the full rank OF General he
was again placed in command at Charles
ton. which tor a year and half he de-
Tended against the formidable siege op-
erations under General Gilmore and Ad,
mirals Dupont and Dahlgren.
In May, 1864, when General Grant was
closing in upon the approaches to Rich.
mond, Beauregard reinforced Lee, de-
feated Butler at Drdry's Bluff, and held
Petersburg against the Federal advance
In October he was appointed Commander
of the Military Division OF the West, and
sent to Georgia to resist the march of the
Federals under General Sherman. The
attempt proved futile, and joining force.
with General Joseph e. Johnston il
North Carolina, surrendered with thai
officer to General Sherman in April, 1865
After the war he became President o
the New Orleans, Jackson and Missis
sippi Railroad, Adjutant-General of the
State, and Manager of the Louisiana Lot
tery Company.