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Beauregard

[boh-ri-gahrd; Fr. bohr^uh-gar]

noun

Pierre Gus·tave Tou·tant

[pyer gy-stav too-tahn] , 1818–93, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.

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"In 1862 the congregation of the church forwarded the church bell to General Beauregard to be melted into cannon, "hoping that its gentle tones, that have so often called us to the House of God, may be transmuted into war's resounding rhyme to repel the ruthless invader from the beautiful land God, in his goodness, has given us.""

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