Leonidas Polk.

Leonidas Polk.

(Photograph retouched to show Polk in uniform.) 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 battle...

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Leonidas Polk.
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Polk, Leonidas, 1806-1864; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Louisiana; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description (Photograph retouched to show Polk in uniform.) 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 Q0000000248Q248Leonidas Polk.(Photograph retouched to show Polk in uniform.) 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, 1991.1860-1869Polk, Leonidas, 1806-1864; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Louisiana; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Cartes-de-visite; Studio portraitsPollard, Charles T.Charles T. Pollard Confederate officers photograph albumLPP40, #06v8539Alabama 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 TIFFLPP00300http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6562
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