Lieutenant-General Leonidas Polk (April 10, 1806 – June 14, 1864) was an American Confederate military officer, a bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana...

Leonidas Lafayette Polk (April 24, 1837 – June 11, 1892), or L.L. Polk, was an American farmer, journalist and political figure. He was a leader of the...

where the Army trains. Originally named after Confederate general Leonidas Polk, Fort Polk became Fort Johnson during a re-designation ceremony on June 13...

Greek footballer Leonidas Pantelides, Cypriot diplomat Leonidas Paraskevopoulos, Greek military officer and politician Leonidas Polk, Confederate general...

of Bragg's subordinates, especially Major General and former Bishop Leonidas Polk—a close ally of Davis and known enemy of Bragg—as more significant factors...

into Bragg's command who had little or no respect for him. Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk and Maj. Gen. William J. Hardee had already made their animosity well...

assault by the corps of Maj. Gen. William J. Hardee, followed by that of Leonidas Polk, overran the wing commanded by Maj. Gen. Alexander M. McCook. A stout...

Hindman, Carter L. Stevenson, and Alexander P. Stewart). Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk (also called the Army of Mississippi, with the infantry divisions of...

where he became friends with classmates Albert Sidney Johnston and Leonidas Polk. Davis frequently challenged the academy's discipline. In his first...

the grandson of Bishop and Confederate General Leonidas Polk, who was a cousin of US President James Polk. He graduated from Yale College in 1894 and Columbia...

Fort Polk in Leesville, Louisiana, be renamed Fort Johnson after Henry Johnson, rather than its previous namesake, Confederate General Leonidas Polk. The...

overthrown. Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk wrote to Jefferson Davis on March 21, 1864, describing the conditions in Jones County. Polk stated that the band of...

De Buis Holloway's Company, Alabama Cavalry: Cpt E. M. Holloway LTG Leonidas Polk Escort: Greenleaf's Company, Louisiana Cavalry: Cpt Leeds Greenleaf...

in chief and eventual U.S. president, who was fighting Major General Leonidas Polk. Grant's troops in this battle were the "nucleus" of what would become...

beginning of the war, but after a failed attempt by Confederate General Leonidas Polk to take the state of Kentucky for the Confederacy, the legislature petitioned...

mountain, the "Mountain Goat" which ran from 1858 until April 1985. Bishop Leonidas Polk commented that due to the access to railroads one could reach any point...

2023, Fort Johnson was named Fort Polk in his honor. Leonidas Lafayette Polk, great-great-grandson of William Polk, a Confederate colonel and first North...

Leonidas L. Polk House is a historic home located at Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built about 1891, and is a two-story, two bay by five...

from other localities. The Confederate commander in the area, Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk, consolidated a number of commands in and around Morton, Mississippi...

Labouisse Sr. and Frances Devereux (Huger) Labouisse, a granddaughter of Leonidas Polk, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He married Elizabeth Scriven Clark on June...

troops transferred from the Army of Mississippi. Lieutenant-General Leonidas Polk commanded the corps from November 26, 1862, and held it with minor interruptions...

1912 to 1913 president of the Aztec Club of 1847. He was the son of Leonidas Polk, and was born at Ashwood, Maury Co., Tenn. He served in the Confederate...

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him. Polk's brother Ezekiel Polk was also a soldier during the Revolution. He was the grandfather of James. K. Polk. Polk's grandson Leonidas Polk (son...

his slaves. James K. Polk (1795–1849), 11th President of the United States, he owned slaves most of his adult life. Leonidas Polk (1806–1864), Episcopal...

was first violated on September 3, 1861, when Confederate Maj. Gen. Leonidas Polk occupied Columbus, considered key to controlling the Lower Mississippi...

seat of Leesville rapidly climbed from 3,500 to 18,000. Named after Leonidas Polk, the first Episcopal Bishop in Louisiana and known as the "Fighting...

Ezekiel Polk (December 7, 1747 – August 31, 1824) was an American soldier, pioneer and the paternal grandfather of President James Knox Polk. Ezekiel Polk was...

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It was divided into four corps: I Corps, commanded by Major General Leonidas Polk, II Corps, commanded by Major General Braxton Bragg, included the divisions...