Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893 to Thomas Jordan
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00039 Author/Creator: Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant, 1818-1893 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 15, 1862 Pagination: 4 p. ; 21 x 13 cm. Order a Copy
Lists eight items he intends to have General Samuel Cooper pay special attention to during his inspection. Advises Jordan not to cast blame on anyone when talking to Cooper. Notes accusations against himself that he is usurping power. Venting his disaffection with Confederate leaders, he writes: "Bah! What men to direct affairs in our struggle for Independence! Compare them to Washington, Lafayette...?" Beauregard was then commanding general of the Potomac District, Department of Northern Virginia. Jordan was on Beauregard's staff through much of the Civil War; at the time he was a colonel and assistant adjutant general.
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