General Beauregard Statue
The General Beauregard equestrian statue stands at the main entrance to City Park. Designed by Alexander Boyle, better known for creating the city's Robert E. Lee monument, the statue depicts Confederate General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard straddling a prancing horse. It took twenty years to raise the $22,000 needed for the monument, which was completed in 1915.
A Louisiana native, Beauregard (May 28, 1818 – February 20, 1893), trained at West Point and served as an engineer in the US-Mexican War. As a general in the Confederate Army, Beauregard commanded defenses at Fort Sumter at the onset of the war and led troops in several battles. After the war, he served as president of the New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad and an interstate railroad. He also endorsed the corrupt Louisiana Lottery and advocated for increased civil rights and suffrage for recently freed slaves.
The statue was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
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A Louisiana native, Beauregard (May 28, 1818 – February 20, 1893), trained at West Point and served as an engineer in the US-Mexican War. As a general in the Confederate Army, Beauregard commanded defenses at Fort Sumter at the onset of the war and led troops in several battles. After the war, he served as president of the New Orleans and Carrollton Railroad and an interstate railroad. He also endorsed the corrupt Louisiana Lottery and advocated for increased civil rights and suffrage for recently freed slaves.
The statue was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
This can be a busy intersection. Please use caution when crossing the street; be sure to use the crosswalk.
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