Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-13

has compiled Il biographical sketch OF
! the Prince dc rolignac. which, la part,
! follows:
I Camille Armand Jules Marie. Prince
! OF rolignac. son of Augustc Jules Ar
mand Marie. Prince OF Polignac. for
MGR president OF the Ministerial Coun-
/ ell of Charles ". and Marie Charlotte
! Parkyns. OF the family OF the Lords
4 Ranclffe WAS born at Millcmont
| tScinc- -Oisc). February lG 1882.
/ VOLUNTEERED ms SERVICES
! 70 CONFEDERATE STATES
lie passed his infancy In Bavaria
/ at the immortal castle of Wild.hurn,.
/ belonging to his father. and left there
when II. was about ten years old to
/ enter Stanislas College at Paris. AZ
! ter remarkably brilliant career. which
I procured him Il prize in special math-
/ cmatics in the general competitive ex-
! cminations he joined the Third Rcgi-
msnt Of the Chasseurs on May 25, 1859.
He served in the Crimean W':r. and
after n special trip to Central America
/ he volunteered his services to the Con i
( federate States of America.
I Ills offer was accepted, and July
C. 1861. he received from the govern
ment of the Confederate States of
! America the rank of lieutenant colonel
! OF infantry. He immediately set out
/ 10 his new post. From the very first
I battle his courage was manifest. and
his conspicuously gallant behavior won
/ for him the rank of brigadicr- general
January 10. 1863 He was sent at the
same time to join the troops OF Ma
/ jor-General Richard Taylor, who was
serving in Northern and Eastern
| Louisiana under the COMMANDMENTS
chief General l.. Kirby Smith. He
| took part. with consunnate military
I
! the famous Red River campa ign
against the forces. OF General Banks,
! who. crushed by the tactics of his
! hdNerSarics. WAS compelled in spite of
! the aid which Admiral Porter gave
| him. TO evacuatc successfully Pleasant
/ Hill Natchitoches and Alexandria,
! lie displayed such valor and brill
| liancy in the battle of Mansfield by
the retrieving victory for the Con-
! federate forces that he was promoted
rs soon rs the news reached the gov
eminent to the rank of major-gpncral.
| the promotion to take effect from the
/ date of his victory, April s, 1864.
LEFT FOR FRANCE
! TO SECURE ASSISTANCE.
| However, in spite or the bravery OF
! its leaders. tho war was drawing to
! a close. The Confederate States. vic
| torlous at the beginning. were unable
to withstand Il long continued strug-
/ gle, not only were their resources eX-
cusively agricultural. but they were
/ unable to replace the men who fell.
/ as the Northern States could do. The
! situation which had become critical in
/ 1864 became hopeless after the winter
/ of S64- 1865. The government Of the
/ Confederate States resolved therefore
| TO send Maior-Generai de PoliEnac to
F.. make final attempt to get assistance
/ from Emperor Napoleon ILL.,, counting
! upon The sentiments OF personal friend :
| ship which existed between him and
| the Dukc OF Morny who was then all
powerful AT the rulcries. Prince de
/ i'olignac left for France on March 1f.
| 1865. The first piece Of news which
| greeted the Prince on his arrival in
/ Spain was that ihe Duke Of M,rny
had jHst died
| Nevertheless, tho Prince secured the
good Offices of the Emperor The En-
! peror received him very cordially, but
made no definite promises. And it was;
| only few days later that the news
| came of the capitulation of Mobile on
| April =, and of General Lees surrender
| on April ., Johnstons on April &c, the
J retreat OF General Kirby Smith into
Mexico on May &c, and finally the fall