Born into the Creole elite of Louisiana, Beauregard rejected the life of a planter in favor of military ... For example, towards the middle of the book, he tells an oft-recounted story of the ...

As a boy, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III began each day ... who was named after the president of the Confederacy and a confederate general, has largely avoided discussing his upbringing or ...

You can re-watch the full event in the video player above this story. Every year in Butts County, General Beauregard Lee -- or Beau, for short -- emerges out of his home at the Dauset Trails ...