P.G.T. Beauregard (Brothers No More)

Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard (May 28, 1818 – February 20, 1893) was a Confederate military officer and politician who served as the 5th President of the Confederate States.

Early Life
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Military Career
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Southern War of Independence
Beauregard served as a general during the Southern War of Independence. He mostly served in the Eastern front under Alexander H. Stephens (Brothers No More)

Beauregard wanted to run for president in 1879 with the endorsement of Robert E. Lee and President Jackson. They, however, preferred James Longstreet and gave the endorsement to him. Discouraged, Beauregard turned his sights to the other party. Wanting a former general to run on their ticket as vice president, the Southern Party reached out and offered the nomination to Governor Beauregard. After a day of consideration, he accepted. In the election, Stephens and Beauregard barely defeated Longstreet, and the former general was now vice president.

Beauregard didn't do much as vice president. He mostly hoped to keep a clean profile and do his job well, which would hopefully lead to him earning the Southern Party presidential nomination in 1885. His plans were changed when President Stephens died on October 14, 1883.

Presidency
Beauregard had hoped that Stephens would make it to the end of his term, although he knew that the president was in poor health. Now Beauregard was thrust into being president, which was his ultimate goal but still a less than ideal situation for him. He wanted the glory of running for president and being elected to serve a full term. Now he only had two and a half years in office, and he would constantly be compared to the man he had replaced. On top of that, him being president for even this short period of time meant that he was ineligible to run in his own right.

President Beauregard never really lived up to the magnitude of his role. He had no major scandals, but he also didn't do anything to build up his own legacy. He signed the laws passed by Congress and not much beyond that. Beauregard was disappointing to Southern Party voters when compared to Stephens, and voter apathy played a role in the unsuccessful midterm elections of 1883. Party members dismissed Beauregard as a man who was inexperienced in politics and unable to effectively lead his party. The discouraged president tried to do as much as he could in his two years in power, but not many of his plans passed.

When the Southern Party nominated its 1885 presidential candidate, they disregarded Beauregard's opinion. In fact, candidates actively tried to disassociate themselves with the lame duck president and instead link themselves with Stephens. Confederate Party candidate Augustus Hill Garland won the 1885 election, and Beauregard left office with a whimper.

Post-Presidency
Beauregard returned home to New Orleans after leaving office. There, he invested in businesses and became a local city leader. He wrote an autobiography which did not sell as well as he hoped. Living out a relatively peaceful last few years, Beauregard died in 1893 at age 1893.

Legacy
Beauregard as president has been mostly forgotten by the Confederate people. He didn't make any major policy changes or impact the country in any large way. He is remembered far better as a war hero of the Southern War of Independence and the Mexican-Confederate War.

Beauregard is an important figure in the Louisiana Creole community, as he was the only Creole Confederate president.