Gen. Alfred N. Duffie

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Gen. Alfred N. Duffie

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/529027

The creator compiled or maintained the parent series, Mathew Brady Photographs of Civil War-Era Personalities and Scenes, between 1921–1940. This item documents the time period of ca. 1860–ca. 1865.

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United States. National Archives and Records Administration

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SNAC Resource ID: 11675853

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Duffié, Alfred Napoleon, 1835-1880

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Duffié was born in Paris. Several claims about his early life seem to be untrue: that he graduated from the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, that he fought in the Austro-Italian War of 1859, that he was awarded the Legion d'Honneur though he wore it in several photographs, or that his father was a count. It is known that Duffié joined France's Imperial Cavalry in 1852, being assigned to the 6th Dragoon Regiment. As a member of this unit, he served during the Crimean War, seeing action at t...