P.G.T. Beauregard and the Battle of Shiloh
Civil War author Sean Chick talked about Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard at the annual “Emerging Civil War” blog symposium. He described General Beauregard’s relationship with Confederate president Jefferson Davis and several Confederate military leaders as well as his role at the Battle of Shiloh.
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Civil War author Sean Chick talked about Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard at the annual “Emerging Civil War” blog symposium. He described General Beauregard’s relationship with Confederate president Jefferson Davis and several Confederate military leaders as well as his role at the Battle of Shiloh.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Upon arriving on the Western front, how was General P.T.G. Beauregard welcomed and viewed?
- What was Beauregard's initial command task?
- What examples does Sean Chick provide that the Battle of Shiloh was "the shadow" that would follow Beauregard for the rest of his life?
- What role did Beauregard have at the start of the Battle of Shiloh? When, why, and how did this change?
- What intelligence does Beauregard receive midway through the battle? Based on the clip, how does this intelligence lead to a series of mistakes?
- According to Chick, what was Beauregard's "second biggest mistake?"
Additional Resources
Participants
Vocabulary
- Albert Sidney Johnston
- Battle Of Shiloh
- Braxton Bragg
- Civil War
- Confederacy
- Don Carlos Buele
- Fort Henry
- Jefferson Davis
- Nathan Bedford Forrest
- Pittsburg Landing
- Siege Of Corinth
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Union