Essay On General Beauregard

General Beauregard was a great general for the Confederacy. He was called the hero of Fort Sumter because he protected the fort when the Union was attacking the fort. General Beauregard also had a satisfying life. He went to one of the best colleges ever. If I was General Beauregard's parents I would be very proud of him.
General Beauregard had an exceptional early life. He was born on May 28th, 1818 in Saint Bernard, Louisiana. His parents were Hélène Judith de Reggio and Jacques Toutant-Beauregard. His father was part of a French noble family. In 1834 Beauregard went to a military college called West Point. When I learned these things I thought Beauregard had a difficult life in college.
General Beauregard was a really great general for
the Confederacy. He joined the Confederates in 1861 at the starting of the war. His first battle was the Battle of Fort Sumter, it was also the first battle of the Civil War. The battle started on April 12th, 1861 when Lieutenant Henry S. Farley on the Union fired a ten-inch mortar at Fort Sumter. The fight lasted two days and then they finally had a truce and the rebels won. Surprisingly, nobody died in this Battle except when they fired shots straight up in the air at the end to signal the truce. Then, two people died from the bullets coming down. After this battle, General Beauregard was known as the hero of Fort Sumter to the Confederacy.
Another battle General Beauregard he participated in was the Battle of Bull Run also known as the Battle of Manassas.
It started in the morning of July 21, 1861 when General Irvin McDowell made 12,000 troops march to Bull Run. They finally got there at 9:30 A.M. Then they fought. After a whole day of fighting, the Union finally retreated. General Beauregard was also in the Battle of Shiloh, Siege of Corinth, the First Battle of Fort Wagner and many more. Finally in the April of 1865, he surrendered to Union in North Carolina. General Beauregard was the cat's pajamas for the Confederates.
General Beauregard had a quiet life after the Civil War. First, he worked for the Great Northern Railroad. Then, in 1877 he worked for the Louisiana Lottery as a supervisor with a retired Confederate General named Jubal Early. Sadly, on February 20th, 1893, he died at the age of 74. If I was General Beauregard I would have been satisfied with my life.
General Beauregard was a spectacular general for the Confederacy. He was the hero of Fort Sumter and he won the Battle of Bull Run. He also had an outstanding life. He went to an amazing college, and he made it out of the Civil war in one piece. In conclusion, General Beauregard had a superb
life.