July 1 - July 3, 1863

[civfanatic]

With the name he must be having some French ancestry.

He was a French Creole from Louisiana.

 

[Armand2REP]

With the name he must be having some French ancestry.

His mother was Spanish with father half Creole... makes him mostly Spanish.

 

[civfanatic]

Beauregard was French, and was identified as such by his friends, associates, and the press. French was his first language. His troops called him the "Little Black Frenchman" and the press often called him "Napoleon in Gray"

Link: P.G.T. Beauregard: Napoleon in Gray - T. Harry Williams - Google Books

Here, you can see Beauregard's ancestry going back three generations. I see mostly French names:
http://www.lagenealogy.net/Documents/0Ancestors_of_Gen__Pierre_Gustave_Toutant_Beauregard.pdf

 

[Armand2REP]

Beauregard was French, and was identified as such by his friends, associates, and the press. French was his first language. His troops called him the "Little Black Frenchman" and the press often called him "Napoleon in Gray"

Link: P.G.T. Beauregard: Napoleon in Gray - T. Harry Williams - Google Books

Here, you can see Beauregard's ancestry going back three generations. I see mostly French names:
http://www.lagenealogy.net/Documents/0Ancestors_of_Gen__Pierre_Gustave_Toutant_Beauregard.pdf

Nope, Beauregard was Spanish and Louisiana Creole. His mother was Judith de Reggio who was Spanish. He is listed as prominent Spanish American...

List of Spanish Americans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Just because a Creole in New Orleans has a French name don't make him French. It was the official language and everyone was taking our names.