{⋆★⋆} LG Polk, Leonidas

Leonidas Polk

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Born:
April 10, 1806
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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
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(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:
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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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Happy Birthday Lt. General Bishop Leonidas Polk! Remembering General Polk on his birthday.

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Somewhere I read or saw that when the Federals took Pine Mountain, where Polk was killed, they found a sign left by the withdrawing Confederates. It said "You Yankee s..s of b.....s have killed our General Polk."
 
Yes, it exploded a few days after the battle of Belmont, killing 11 and wounding 20.
General Polk was present when the gun exploded and only slightly wounded, although the shock wave blew most of his clothes off. The large gun broke into 3 large pieces. Some, or all of the pieces were on display at St. Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana in !900.
I seem to recall that a statue or fountain was cast from the pieces of the Lady Polk. I could be wrong about that last statement.
 
In New Orleans. The St Charles streetcar stops nearby.
Also, the home of Issac W. Patton, Colonel of the 21st Louisiana Infantry, and post war mayor of New Orleans is just a few blocks away. It's not open to the public.

Within just a few blocks are the home in which President Jefferson Davis died, historic Lafayette Cemetery No.1 and world famous Commander's Palace restaurant (bring your AmEx card)
 
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