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Prince Philippe, Count of Paris and his younger brother, Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres. This cdv has a Brady's National Portrait Gallery backmark and a stamp affixed that says "Earle's Galleries & Lookin Glass Ware Rooms" in Philadelphia. Prince Phillippe along with his younger brother volunteered to serve as officers in the Union Army in 1861. They would be given the rank of captain in September, 1861 and serve on the staff of General George McClellan. Philippe would distinguish himself during the Peninsular Campaign. Both he and his younger brother would however resign a year after enlisting in July, 1862. Philippe stands to the left and his younger brother to the right. Philippe’s history of the Civil War is considered a must read for anyone interested in the subject.
