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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05812 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Endorsement regarding defense of New Orleans |
| Date | ca. 28 April 1862 |
| Author | Beauregard, Gustave Toutant (1818-1893) |
| Additional authors | Lovell, Mansfield (1822-1884) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Beauregard's signed pencil docket on telegram from General Mansfield Lovell regarding defense of New Orleans. Lovell telegrammed Beauregard to inform him that he is prepared to defend New Orleans, but "will not be responsible for the loss of life to women & children if the city is bombarded." At the bottom of this telegram, in pencil, Beauregard has written his reply, saying "I believe the attempt to defend New Orleans with troops now would cause it unnecessary destruction and loss of life. But all Forts on Rivers & Lakes ought to be held to the last extremity." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Wartime Pillaging and Destruction Women's History Children and Family Battle Fortification |
| People | Beauregard, Gustave Toutant (1818-1893) Lovell, Mansfield (1822-1884) |
| Place written | Corinth, Mississippi |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Mansfield Lovell was the Confederate General in charge of defending New Orleans, until the city was surrendered. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |