Pierre Beauregard

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e explained in 1845 that his name change “was merely for the sake of brevity, [his] name being rather a long one, [he] endeavored to shorten it as much as possible (qtd. in ("Pierre Beauregard").”
At the beginning of his military career, he was assigned first to artillery and later to engineers (Williams 35). For nearly two years directly following his graduation he was second lieutenant of engineering
and designated to the construction of Ft. Adams in New Port (“Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard: 1818-1893”)Rhode Island (Marck). Promoted to first lieutenant in 1839 he was transferred to Pensacola to build coastal defenses, to later be transferred to Batavia Bay on the Louisiana Gulf (“Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, CSA.”).
During the Mexican War he worked as an engineer under Winfield Scott (“Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, CSA.”) and was involved in siege operations at Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, Contreras, Chapultepec, and Mexico City, where he was twice wounded (Meehan) and received two brevets for gallantry (Tusa). G.T. Beauregard attained the rank of Captain on 3 March 1853 after 14 consecutive years of service (“Pierre Gustave T...