Leonidas Polk
Born: April 10, 1806
Birthplace: Raleigh, North Carolina
Father: Colonel William Polk 1758 – 1834
(Buried: City Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina)
Mother: Sarah Hawkins 1784 – 1843
(Buried: City Cemetery, Raleigh, North Carolina)
Wife: Frances Ann Deveraux 1810 – 1875
(Buried: Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana)
Married: May 4, 1830 in Raleigh, North Carolina
Children:
Alexander Hamilton Polk 1831 – 1872
(Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut)
Frances Deveraux Polk Skipwith 1835 – 1884
(Buried: Oxford Memorial Cemetery, Oxford, Mississippi)
Katherine Polk Gale 1838 – 1916
(Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee)
Sarah Hawkins Polk Blake 1840 – 1926
(Buried: Calvary Episcopal Church, Fletcher, North Carolina)
Infant Twin Son's Polk 1841 – 1841
(Buried: Saint John's Church, Ashwood, Tennessee)
Susan Rayner Polk Jones 1842 – 1921
(Buried: Saint Thomas Episcopal Church, Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania)
Elizabeth Deveraux Polk Huger 1843 – 1918
(Buried: Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana)
Dr. William Mecklenburg Polk 1844 – 1918
(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York)
Lucia Rebecca Polk Chapman 1845 – 1930
(Buried: Saint Thomas Episcopal Church, Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania)
Education:
Attended University of North Carolina, Briefly
1827: Graduated from West Point Military Academy (8th in class)
Occupation before War:
1827: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Artillery
1827: Resigned from United States Army on December 1st
1830: Ordained a Deacon of the Episcopal Church
1831: Ordained a Priest of the Episcopal Church
1838 – 1841: Missionary Bishop of Southwest Episcopal Churches
1841 – 1864: Louisiana State Episcopal Bishop
Leading Founder of University of the South
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Major General of Confederate States Army Infantry
1861: Participated in the Battle of Belmont
1862: Participated in the Battle of Shiloh
1862 – 1864: Lt. General of Confederate States Army Infantry
1862: Participated in the Battle of Stones River
1863: Participated in the Battle of Chickamuga
1863 – 1864: Commander Dept. of Mississippi & East Louisiana
1864: Participated in the Georgia Campaign
1864: Killed while scouting Union Army in Marietta, Georgia
Died: June 14, 1864
Place of Death: Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia
Cause of Death: Killed Instantly
Age at time of Death: 58 years old
Burial Place: Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana
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