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BEAUREGARD, Pierre Gustav Toutant (1818-1893), General, C.S.A.. Carte-de-visite signed ("G. T. Beauregard"), [New Orleans, 23 May 1863]. 3¾ x 2 3/8in., image colored by hand. [CHECK] ALSO INSCRIBED AND SIGNED ON VERSO: To Mrs. A. D. Slocomb with the compliments of general Beauregard."

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BEAUREGARD, Pierre Gustav Toutant (1818-1893), General, C.S.A.. Carte-de-visite signed ("G. T. Beauregard"), [New Orleans, 23 May 1863]. 3¾ x 2 3/8in., image colored by hand. [CHECK] ALSO INSCRIBED AND SIGNED ON VERSO: To Mrs. A. D. Slocomb with the compliments of general Beauregard."

A FINE IMAGE OF THE "HERO OF SUMTER." Beauregard was the most popular Confederate general in the opening months of the war, and he commanded rebel forces at First Bull Run and was second-in-command to A. S. Johnston at Shiloh. He never enjoyed the favor of President Jefferson Davis, however, and Beauregard finished the war as second-in-command to Joseph E. Johnston in the Carolinas.

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