▁Point ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁and ▁graduated ▁ 1 1 th ▁in ▁the ▁Class ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 2 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Upon ▁gradu ation , ▁he ▁was ▁commission ed ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁lieutenant ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁Texas ▁with ▁the ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Mount ed ▁R if le men . ▁ ▁Bon ap arte ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁army ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁cousin - once - rem oved , ▁Emperor ▁Napoleon ▁III . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁weeks ▁later , ▁he ▁was ▁commission ed ▁as ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁of ▁drag o ons ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁Army . ▁He ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Crime an ▁War , ▁Al ger ia , ▁the ▁Italian ▁campaign , ▁and ▁the ▁Franco - Pr uss ian ▁War , ▁rising ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁lieutenant ▁colon el . ▁For ▁his ▁services , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁decor ation ▁of ▁the ▁Med j id ie ▁Order ▁from ▁Abd ul me j id ▁I , ▁the ▁Sultan ▁of ▁Turkey , ▁the ▁Crime a ▁Medal ▁from ▁the ▁Queen ▁of ▁England , ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁kn ight ▁of ▁the ▁L ég ion ▁d ' honneur . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁Paris , ▁Bon ap arte ▁left ▁the ▁French ▁Army ▁and ▁returned ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Upon ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁he ▁married ▁Caroline ▁Le ▁Roy ▁App leton ▁Ed gar ▁( 1 8 4 0