Word: beauregarde
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Buell was sent east with 40,000 men, but was compelled to guard two hundred miles of railroad, and Bragg, who had succeeded Beauregard, anticipated Buell by a swift move, took Chattanooga and assumed the offensive...
...Richmond while he detached most of his army across the James river to make a sudden attack on Petersburg. The feint was successful, but not so the attack on Petersburg. The troops arriving in front of the city made an attack, but it was not followed up and General Beauregard, the commandant sent word to Lee to reinforce him at once. That general still deceived by Grant's movements delayed. The Federal troops prepared to attack Petersburg again, but the delay of a few hours was fatal. Lee marched into the town just in time and the Federal army...
Thirty-one more deaths are reported from the late cyclone in Mississippi at points northeast of Beauregard and Wesson...
...hundred and eleven buildings were destroyed and fifteen people killed, in Beauregard, La., by the recent cyclone...
...terrific cyclone swept over portions of Mississippi on Sunday afternoon, the work of destruction being the most severe at Wesson and Beauregard. At the latter place alone 24 persons were killed and 45 wounded, while the loss of life at Wesson was nearly as great. The cyclone also visited Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee where much property was destroyed...