Leonidas Polk
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| Leonidas Polk | |
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| Personal | |
| Date & Place of Birth | April 10, 1806 Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Parents | William Polk Sarah Hawkins Polk |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
| Spouse | Frances Ann Deveraux (m. 1830) |
| Children | |
| Date & Place of Death | June 14, 1864 Pine Mountain, near Marietta, Georgia |
| Place of Burial | Christ Church Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Military | |
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States Military Academy West Point, New York Class of 1827, rank 38th (resigned that year) Virginia Theological Seminary |
| Branch of Service | United States Army Confederate States Army |
| Years of Service | 1827 (USA) 1861-1864 (CSA) |
| Highest rank awarded | Brevet Second Lieutenant (USA) Lieutenant General (CSA) |
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| Post-war career | n/a |
