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image the us during the 1850s . of charles heidsieck used in champagne ads in february 3rd , 1893 france france 220px charles-henri heidsieck & emilie henriot june 16th , 1822 amélie henriot charles_heidsieck . jpg charles heidsieck
 charles heidsieck champagne merchant
charles heidsieck

charles camille heidsieck -lrb- 1822 -- 1893 -rrb- was a 19th-century french champagne merchant who founded the champagne firm `` charles heidsieck '' in 1851 .
he is credited with popularizing champagne in the united states and was known as `` champagne charlie '' during his stay .
during the american civil war heidsieck was imprisoned under suspicion of being a spy for the french government and the confederacy .
his imprisonment sparked an international incident between france and us over what became known as `` the heidsieck incident '' .
