Leonidas Polk

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Leonidas Polk was a Confederate general in the American Civil War who was also an Episcopal bishop, earning him the nickname "the Fighting Bishop."

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Leonidas Polk canonical 20

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Confederate general ⓘ
Episcopal bishop ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
person ⓘ
slave owner ⓘ
allegiance Confederate States of America ⓘ
appointedBishopOf Diocese of Louisiana ⓘ
birthDate 1806-04-10 ⓘ
birthPlace Raleigh, North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Raleigh
causeOfDeath artillery fire ⓘ
coFounderOf University of the South ⓘ
commanded Army of Mississippi ⓘ
Polk’s Corps, Army of Tennessee ⓘ
linked to: Army of Tennessee
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
consecrationDate 1838 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
deathDate 1864-06-14 ⓘ
deathPlace near Marietta, Georgia ⓘ
educatedAt United States Military Academy ⓘ
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ⓘ
familyName Polk ⓘ
givenName Leonidas ⓘ
linked to: Leonidas I
graduationYear 1827 ⓘ
ideology Confederate nationalism ⓘ
killedInAction true ⓘ
militaryBranch Confederate States Army ⓘ
militaryRank Lieutenant general ⓘ
nickname The Fighting Bishop ⓘ
notableFor being both a bishop and a Confederate general ⓘ
notableWork founding of the University of the South at Sewanee ⓘ
numberOfChildren 11 ⓘ
ordinationDate 1830 ⓘ
ownedPlantation Leighton Plantation, Louisiana ⓘ
participatedIn Atlanta Campaign ⓘ
Battle of Chickamauga ⓘ
Battle of Perryville ⓘ
Battle of Shiloh ⓘ
Battle of Stones River ⓘ
placeOfBurial Christ Church Cathedral, New Orleans ⓘ
St. Paul’s Churchyard, Augusta, Georgia ⓘ
positionHeld Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana ⓘ
relative James K. Polk ⓘ
religion Episcopal Church ⓘ
resignationYear 1827 ⓘ
resignedFrom United States Army ⓘ
spouse Frances Ann Devereux ⓘ
wasClassmateOf Jefferson Davis ⓘ

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Battle of Chickamauga → commander → Leonidas Polk ⓘ
Albert Sidney Johnston → precededBy → Leonidas Polk ⓘ
Battle of Resaca → commander → Leonidas Polk ⓘ
Polk → hasNotableBearer → Leonidas Polk ⓘ
Frances Ann Devereux → spouse → Leonidas Polk ⓘ
Fort Polk → namedAfter → Leonidas Polk ⓘ
Action at Belmont → commander → Leonidas Polk ⓘ
Meridian Campaign → opposingCommander → Leonidas Polk ⓘ
Lucius E. Polk → notableFamilyMemberOf → Leonidas Polk ⓘ
Battle of Resaca → commander → Leonidas Polk ⓘ
subject linked to: Resaca, Battle of