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HISTORY French Royalty in Culpeper: The final chapter A military man imbued with a hearty sense of duty to his adopted country, Duphane offered his services to President McKinley as an officer or a private in the Spanish American War according to the Cincinnati Enquirer published May 1, 1898. No response from the President has been found; nonetheless, Duphane was diligent in his efforts. A poster dated May 17, 1898, was distributed by Duphane throughout the New Market, Virginia area calling for “100 Volunteer Crack Shots, For Immediate Service.” There is no evidence that DuPhane served either at home or abroad for the United States during the Spanish American War. As to the identity of his father,
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several newspaper accounts before and after his death claim that his father was Count Henri Charles de Chambord, the exiled heir to the French throne as Henry V. Additionally, the articles stated that Edgar Duphane was the sole heir and the next Count of Chambord. An article published on Sunday, June 16, 1901, after Duphane’s death called Duphane Edward rather than Edgar and reported the following; “At his funeral a biography endorsed by the British Government and proving him a genuine Count was read at the grave. The biography recited that Edgar Sydolph Jerome Rodabert de Duphane, County de Chaberd [sic] was a son of Henri Charles de Chamberd [sic] and Anna Lamar, daughter of Judge Lamor [sic] of Savannah, Georgia and born at Toulon, France, September 16, 1865.” Note: according to the census, marriage and immigration records his year of birth varies between ➤ See French, Page 11
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