Dreams of Victory

General P. G. T. Beauregard in the Civil War

Sean Michael Chick

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Savas Beatie
01 December 2020

American Civil War

Series: Emerging Civil War Series

Few Civil War generals attracted as much debate and controversy as Pierre Gustav Toutant Beauregard. He combined brilliance and charisma with arrogance and histrionics. He was a Catholic Creole in a society dominated by white Protestants, which made him appear exotic next to the likes of Albert Sidney Johnston and Robert E. Lee.

He was reviled by Jefferson Davis and often mocked by Mary Chesnut in her diary. Yet, he was popular with his soldiers and subordinates. Outside of Lee, he was the South's most consistently successful commander, winning at Bull Run, defending Charleston in 1864, and defeating Benjamin Butler at Bermuda Hundred and Ulysses Grant and George Meade at Petersburg. Yet, he lived his life in the shadow of his one major defeat: Shiloh.

Beauregard's career before and after the war was no less tumultuous than his Civil War record. He was born among the Creole elite of Louisiana, but rejected the life of a planter in favor of the military, inspired by tales of Napoleon. He was considered a shining light of the antebellum army and performed superbly in the Mexican-American War. Yet, he complained about a lack of promotion and made a frustrating stab at being mayor of New Orleans in 1858.

After the war, he was a successful railroad executive and took a stand against racism, violence, and corruption during Reconstruction. Yet, he was ousted from both railroads he oversaw and his foray into Reconstruction politics came to naught. Although he provided for his family and left them a hefty sum after his death, the money was mostly gained by working for the corrupt Louisiana Lottery.

In Dreams of Victory: General P. G. T. Beauregard in the Civil War, Sean Michael Chick explores a life of contradictions and dreams unrealised - the first real hero of the Confederacy who sometimes proved to be his own worst enemy.

10 maps, 150 images

By: Sean Michael Chick
Imprint: Savas Beatie
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781611215212
ISBN 10: 1611215218
Series: Emerging Civil War Series
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 01 December 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Sean Michael Chick is a New Orleans native and tour guide. He is earned a master’s degree at Southeastern Louisiana University. He contributes to the Emerging Civil War and the Forgotten Battles YouTube channel. They Came Only to Die is his fourth book on the Civil War.

Reviews for Dreams of Victory: General P. G. T. Beauregard in the Civil War

"""Chick does a good job of portraying the general as the first real hero of the Confederacy, who at times proved his own worst enemy.""-- ""The NYMAS Review"" ""...a well-written introduction to the life and career of Louisiana's general. Dreams of Victory asks some interesting questions and brings to life the old controversies.""-- ""Civil War Monitor"" ""Sean Chick hits on all the important aspects of Beauregard's military career and then follows his postwar career until his death in 1893. Chick even gifts us a wonderful history of the P.G.T. Beauregard statue in New Orleans and its recent controversies. I highly recommend this volume as a super introduction the Louisiana's Creole general...""-- ""HISTORYNET"""