Camille Armand Jules Marie, Prince de Polignac, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Camille Armand Jules Marie, Prince de Polignac

Confederate Army general

Date of Birth: 16-Feb-1832

Place of Birth: Millemont, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 15-Nov-1913

Profession: military officer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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.