Camille Armand Jules Marie, Prince de Polignac

Major-General

Prince Camille Armand Jules Marie de Polignac
Prince Camille de Polignac in Confederate uniform
Nickname(s)Prince Polecat
Born(1832-02-16)February 16, 1832
Millemont, Seine-et-Oise, France
DiedNovember 15, 1913(1913-11-15) (aged 81)
Paris, France
Buried
Hauptfriedhof, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Allegiance Second French Empire
 Confederate States
Service/branchSecond French Empire French Army
 Confederate States Army
Years of service1853–1859, 1870–1871 (France)
1861–1865 (CSA)
RankBrigadier General (France)
Major General (CSA)
Battles/warsCrimean War
American Civil War
Franco-Prussian War

Prince Camille Armand Jules Marie de Polignac (February 16, 1832 – November 15, 1913) was a French nobleman who served with the Confederates in the American Civil War, living on to become the last surviving Confederate major-general.

After service in the French army in the Crimea, Polignac was travelling in America at the outbreak of war, when he sided with the South. He distinguished himself as a brigadier in the Red River Campaign, notably at the Battle of Mansfield, after which he was promoted to the rank of divisional commander. Polignac was affectionately known by his troops, unable to decipher how to pronounce his name, as "Prince Polecat". which he apparently found amusing.

Returning to France, he commanded a division in the Franco-Prussian War, before devoting himself to the study of mathematics and music.


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