Beauregard
[ boh-ri-gahrd; French bohruh-gar ]
noun
Pierre Gus·tave Tou·tant [pyergy-stavtoo-tahn], /pyɛr güˈstav tuˈtɑ̃/, 1818–93, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
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How to use Beauregard in a sentence
When near the town we met a man on horseback who shouted that Beauregard had opened fire on Sumter.
The Supplies for the Confederate Army | Caleb HuseThe delay had been so great that Beauregard now advised a countermarch back to Corinth.
"Shiloh" as Seen by a Private Soldier | Warren OlneyHis resolution was to conquer or die; and he replied to Beauregard: "We shall attack at daylight to-morrow."
"Shiloh" as Seen by a Private Soldier | Warren Olney"I shall open fire in one hour," was the last message of Beauregard, at twenty minutes past three on the morning of the 12th.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.Beauregard, the rising star of the South, came from Charleston, to reap fresh laurels at Manassas.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.
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