Leonidas Polk Confederate Army general
Leonidas Polk is a 58 years old Confederate Army general from Raleigh, North Carolina. Leonidas Polk was born on April 10, 1806 (died on June 14, 1864, he was 58 years old) in Raleigh, North Carolina.
About
No, he died on 06/14/1864, 160 years ago. He was 58 years old when he died. He died in Marietta and buried in Christ Church Cathedral .
Family
His father William Polk
Parents
Mother: (?)
Father: William Polk
Child
He had one child, William (73, United States physician) . When his first child, William Mecklenburg Polk, was born, Leonidas Polk was 38 years old.
Brother
Leonidas Polk had 1 sibling. Lucius (4 years older)
Education
He graduated from United States Military Academy and University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
What was Leonidas's zodiac sign?Leonidas Polk zodiac sign was aries.
Other facts about Leonidas Polk
| Battle | American Civil War, Atlanta Campaign, Battle of Marietta, Battle of Perryville, Battle of Shiloh, Battle of Chickamauga, Battle of Stones River |
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| Place of death | Marietta |
| RestingPlace | Louisiana, St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Augusta Georgia), Augusta Georgia, Christ Church Cathedral (New Orleans) |
| Archives at | Louis Round Wilson Library , named as: Leonidas Polk Papers, 1767-1935 , inventory number: 2965 , described at URL: https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/02965/ |
| Military casualty classification | Killed In Action |
| Cullum number | 477 |
| US National Archives Identifier | 10575711 |
| Military rank | General Officer |
| Place of burial | Christ Church Cathedral |
| Position held | Bishop |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Family name | Polk. Show people with the surname Polk |
| Religion | Anglicanism |
| Conflict | American Civil War |
| Place of birth | Raleigh |
| Date of death | 1864-06-14T00:00:00Z |
| Given name | Leonida |
| Allegiance | United States Of America |
