Leonidas Polk Papers, 1767-1935

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Leonidas Polk Papers, 1767-1935

Leonidas Polk Papers, 1767-1935

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Leonidas Polk, Episcopal bishop and Confederatelieutenant-general, was the grandson of Thomas Polk, who fought in the AmericanRevolution, and the son of William Polk (1758-1834), colonel during the Revolution,member of the North Carolina General Assembly, North Carolina Supervisor of InternalRevenue, University of North Carolina trustee, bank director, and surveyor and ownerof lands in Tennessee. Leonidas Polk was related to the Gale, Hawkins, and Yeatmanfamilies. Among his children was medical doctor William Mecklenburg Polk, who wrote MICROFILMONLY. Correspondence and other papers of Leonidas Polk relating to his life andwork; Episcopal Church matters; the establishment of the University of the South,1856-1861; and the Confederate campaigns in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia,1861-1864, in which Polk was involved. Also included are papers of WilliamMecklenburg Polk, chiefly concerning the biography of his father; papers of membersof the Polk, Gale, and Hawkins families; correspondence of Charles R. Barney,1857-1860, engineer for the board of trustees of the University of the South, aboutthe physical development of the University site; and copies of Archibald D.Murphey's papers relating to William Polk. Leonidas Polk, Bishop and General.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection