Camille de Polignac letter, 1861 Mar. 22.

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Camille de Polignac letter, 1861 Mar. 22.

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Letter from Camille de Polignac of Paris, France, to Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard, expressing his sympathy with the South, suggesting the possibility of a foreign legion, outlining a plan to counterbalance the influence of the English in Central America, giving details of his own past military experience, and offering his services for the Confederacy.

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Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893

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P.G.T. Beauregard was a Confederate States Army general from New Orleans, Louisiana. The Aztec Club was organized in 1847 as a fraternal society for officers serving under General Winfield Scott's command in Mexico City. Several officers later became major Civil War leaders. From the description of Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard letter, 1892 Dec. 29. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 70294149 Former Confederate general and resident of New Orleans. At the t...

Polignac, Camille de, 1832-

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Camille Armand Jules Marie, Prince de Polignac (1832-1913) was a French nobleman, scholar, and soldier who joined the Confederate States Army at the outbreak of the American Civil War and became major general before war's end. He was one of the few French-born generals in the war. From the description of Camille de Polignac letter, 1861 Mar. 22. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 302346485 Camille Arnaud Jules Marie, Prince de Polignac, served in the Confedera...