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Leonidas Polk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Beloved by his men, and most southerners, General Leonidas Polk died on a Pine Mountain, prior to the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain ... Born on April 10, 1806 in Raleigh, North Carolina, Leonidas Polk graduated from West Point in 1827, along with the future President of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis and fellow officer...
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Leonidas Polk had gone to West Point (class of 1827) but only months after graduating he dropped out of the army. He entered the Episcopal Church, rising to be a bishop in 1838 and bishop of Louisiana in 1841. His old friend Jefferson Davis finally persuaded Polk to join the Confederate service in mid-summer 1861.
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Union artillery brought a deadly end to the career of clergyman-turned-soldier Leonidas Polk. ... The 3-inch solid shot that killed Episcopal Bishop and Confederate Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk on the morning of June 14, 1864, nearly tore him in half.
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AKA Philemon Leonidas Polk ... American soldier, was born at Raleigh, North Carolina, on the 10th of April 1806, and was a cousin of James Knox Polk, President of the United States. ... Father: William Polk; Mother: Sarah Hawkins; Brother: Lucius Junius Polk (b. 16-Mar-1802, d. 3-Oct-1870); Sister: Lucinda Davis Polk (b.
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Biography of L. L. Polk (Leonidas La Fayette), 1837-1892 by Stuart Noblin ... Leonidas LaFayette Polk (24 Apr. 1837-11 June 1892), agrarian leader, was born in Anson County, the only child of Andrew Polk and his second wife, Serena Autry.
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You Found It! Extensive resources on Civil War General Leonidas Polk. ... General Leonidas Polk was born in Raleigh, North Carolina on April 10, 1806. Leonidas Polk attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and graduated in 1827. Soon after he dropped out of the Army and joined the Episcopal Church.
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Biography of Leonidas Polk of Louisiana. Prosperity through cultural literacy. ... Leonidas Polk, 1806-186 ... Polk and his wife were buried in Augusta, Georgia, but in 1944 they were returned to New Orleans and buried at the Christ Church Cathedral.
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