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Show Sketch' oTcVGBK'EUDEiijttfe " ' ' X ' OAUI) - ' '-'- ' Gtx V. GjTrtASTdIeApteaAn,:thc cqiumiinder:ltmfet'. nt( CjiarlcatoniWai born dn JtTs father plaoUdnf neat J(;w Orleans 'Hel a dcsvi'iitlft'nt of the.rhosi ftristocratic SouVhcrn famttiesy Ills father wa trtnlthy jrtnd inflnen'tiai: Iwnisiatk planter. Ilia toother, .wnaipf ItaUah origin, and ' descended) from: tlio, dntfal-.licggld fa'iWiiy of Italy, , Geitt Beauregard cuter, ja'the 'United State .Military Ac'aaeiny.f nt'-WcsVFoittt, hi ttu curly age; where ljej Kraddated in- 163SF taking th iecond honors.iti ft clasa-ol fortyrfivq gradhtitcs.j ;t!tid wa appqhitifd; to ;he,iborpi".tf engih; ccrs." Hq wasprontQtcdo.nirrst icntr i?najtt jq Jutte, 18i'0'" and jti that'eapac!. ly.setvcd.witli'greatfMlstltietldV durfn'g ,lhe,aiejtictit war. Ifqa'twieobrevetf, rled 'fo.r gallant and meritorious conduct", in lbs 'held, lhefirsu thne aa captaiti tbe. thubatties of Cofttrcra .dhnjjibttscoj id Sat'q frotq , Aiigu'stlJtJ, 'I'i Tj ittid ' ugntu hi Mnjailrqr (liehaitle 6f.'phcputtepee,tO;d4td Jromjhe lUlh-Scptcuiber.qfliittttyear;.-. Jcri.jBcaurcgard k about- forty-thtqo tent qfagclfh i the primqqf. life jtnd vigo ons'ireaithcrVct ns sdldfwf wcllimatw arid reraHrkabiy nctivei There! Ts'grc'at spirit nud dctqrmfiiftitqn itthts lootaiid he evidently possesses great; -muscular power, The great cltantetcristie of Uksj General l.a perfec'met1iq:m nil hts,f4ansJ He t regarded oho of " the ablest Officera I , that over- was in the A mcrican army; ' j |
