General Leonidas Polk, C.S.A.

(Uniform indicates rank of major general.) Graduated from West Point, 1827; resigned his U.S. Army commission shortly afterward to pursue a career in the ministry. Appointed a major general in the Confederate Army in June 1861 and lieutenant general in October 1862. Major campaigns and battles inc...

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Main Author:	Lilienthal, T., New Orleans
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6306

format	Electronic
collection	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
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publisher	Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
spellingShingle	Alabama Photographs and Pictures General Leonidas Polk, C.S.A. Lilienthal, T., New Orleans
fulltopic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Polk, Leonidas, 1806-1864; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Louisiana; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description	(Uniform indicates rank of major general.) Graduated from West Point, 1827; resigned his U.S. Army commission shortly afterward to pursue a career in the ministry. Appointed a major general in the Confederate Army in June 1861 and lieutenant general in October 1862. Major campaigns and battles include Frankfort, Belmont, Shiloh, Perryville, Murfreesboro, the Tullahoma campaign, Meridian, and the Atlanta campaign. Polk was killed in action at Pine Mountain outside Atlanta in June 1864. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 5. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling	Q0000000005Q5General Leonidas Polk, C.S.A.(Uniform indicates rank of major general.) Graduated from West Point, 1827; resigned his U.S. Army commission shortly afterward to pursue a career in the ministry. Appointed a major general in the Confederate Army in June 1861 and lieutenant general in October 1862. Major campaigns and battles include Frankfort, Belmont, Shiloh, Perryville, Murfreesboro, the Tullahoma campaign, Meridian, and the Atlanta campaign. Polk was killed in action at Pine Mountain outside Atlanta in June 1864. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 5. National Historical Society, 1991.1863-1864 circa1860-1869Lilienthal, T., New OrleansPolk, Leonidas, 1806-1864; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Louisiana; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #019v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00054http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6306
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General Leonidas Polk, C.S.A.

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