P. G. T. Beauregard
Military officer
Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard was an American military officer known as being the Confederate General who started the American Civil War at the battle of Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861. Today, he is commonly referred to as P. G. T. Beauregard,... Wikipedia
Born: May 28, 1818, St. Bernard Parish, LA
Died: February 20, 1893 (age 74 years), New Orleans, LA
Place of burial: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, LA
Full name: Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard
Descendants: Henri Beauregard, Laure Beauregard, and René Beauregard
Education: United States Military Academy (1838)