. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . 11thinslunt by Colonel Chestnut, andto state in reply that, cordiallyuniting; with you in the de-ire toavoid the useless effusion of Trill, if provided with the no-Cetsaiy means of transportation,evacuate Fort bythe lljtli instant, should I not re-celve. prior to that lime, control-ling inMrudions f
. The soldier in our Civil War : a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Beard, Becker, Lovie, Schell, Crane and numerous other eye-witnesses to the strife . 11thinslunt by Colonel Chestnut, andto state in reply that, cordiallyuniting; with you in the de-ire toavoid the useless effusion of Trill, if provided with the no-Cetsaiy means of transportation,evacuate Fort bythe lljtli instant, should I not re-celve. prior to that lime, control-ling inMrudions from my Giuiciit, or additional suppliesthat I willopen my fiilews compel soma [lerpetmtion April 12Shijor Ibbei Sat: By ingeneral Bean Hie provision; 16th, 1847, for gallant and meritorious conductat the battle of Chapultepec, in which ho wastwice wounded. General Tot leu, chief of theengineer department, added to the foregoing gen-eral orders : It affords the department high satis-faction to communicate to you the well-earnedrecord of your efforts on the fields of Mexico. A lull in military affairs followed the close of thoMexican War, and Major Beauregard expressed npurpose to leave the service. General Scott andGeneral Persifer !■. Smith each wrote to Beauregard. iiniify ; P. G. T. BEAUREGARD, THE uESIEGEIl OF F011TSUMTER. Pierre Gustaye Tou-tant Beauregard, whosoname is so widely known usthe commander of the troopsof the Confederate Statesin Charleston, S. 0., was,previous to the resigning ofhis commission, a distin-guished officer of engineersin tho United States service,in that capacity won thoesteem of his superior officers on more than oneoccasion. oneral Beauregard was horn in tho Parish of , near the City of New Orleans, in the Stateof Louisiana, on the 38th of May, 1818. He enteredtho United States Military Academy at West Point,s cadet, in 1834. Of Welsh and French stock, hoearly displayed thoso qualities which are strikinglycharacteristic of the C
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