P. G. T. Beauregard are named after Beauregard in the Sons of Confederate Veterans. An equestrian monument by Alexander Doyle in New Orleans depicted him. The monument was removed on May 17, 2017. Beauregard was portrayed by Donald Sutherland in the 1999 TNT TV movie "The Hunley". P. G. T. Beauregard Pierre-Gustave Toutant de Beauregard (May 28, 1818 – February 20, 1893) was an American military officer who was the first prominent general of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Today, he is commonly referred to as P. G. T. Beauregard, but he rarely used his first name as an adult.
Charleston in the American Civil War and a half before the war ended. Charleston Harbor was also the site of the first successful submarine attack in history on February 17, 1864, when the "H.L. Hunley" made a daring night attack on the USS "Housatonic". Although the "Hunley" survived the attack, she foundered and sank while returning from her mission, thus ending the threat to the Union blockade. As Gen. Sherman marched through South Carolina, the situation for Charleston became ever more precarious. On February 15, 1865, Gen. Beauregard ordered the evacuation of remaining Confederate forces. On February 18, the mayor surrendered the city to General Alexander