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Also Known As Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard
Born May 28, 1818 • near New Orleans • Louisiana
Died February 20, 1893 (aged 74) • New Orleans • Louisiana
Role In American Civil War • Battle of Fort Sumter • Battle of Shiloh • First Battle of Bull Run

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