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Lucius E. Polk

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391: 356:: "In every battle he was engaged in, he led his men to victory, or held the enemy at bay, while the surge of battle was against us; he always seemed the successful general, who would snatch victory out of the very jaws of defeat. In every battle, Polk's brigade, of Cleburne's division, almost making the name of Cleburne as the Stonewall of the West. Polk was to Cleburne what Murat or the 405: 207: 38: 590: 595: 600: 585: 418: 296:
following Shiloh. When Cleburne was promoted to divisional command, Polk was appointed brigadier general to date from December 13, 1862. Polk took part in fighting at
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Polk returned to Columbia after his wounding at Kennesaw. He served as a
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In 1861, Polk enlisted in the Yell Rifles as a private under
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Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders.
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Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959.
280:, who he served under during most of the War. At the 348:Polk received high praise from Confederate soldier 192: 140: 130: 122: 110: 100: 87: 67: 44: 28: 591:People of North Carolina in the American Civil War 419:List of American Civil War generals (Confederate) 288:Polk was wounded in the face. He was promoted to 19:For the Tennessee state senator and planter, see 220:(July 10, 1833 – December 1, 1892) was a senior 596:People of Tennessee in the American Civil War 8: 601:People of Arkansas in the American Civil War 316:and was honorably discharged from the Army. 497:Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. 447: 445: 443: 586:Confederate States Army brigadier generals 25: 430: 611:People from Salisbury, North Carolina 7: 621:People from Maury County, Tennessee 636:19th-century Tennessee politicians 14: 631:19th-century American legislators 403: 389: 336:. In 1887 he was elected to the 36: 512:New York: Facts On File, 1988. 352:, who wrote of him in his book 294:15th Arkansas Infantry Regiment 264:in 1850-51, before settling in 330:Democratic National Convention 210:Lucius Polk in his later years 92:Saint John's Church Cemetery, 1: 510:Who Was Who in the Civil War. 616:People from Helena, Arkansas 314:Battle of Kennesaw Mountain 185:Battle of Kennesaw Mountain 652: 268:, where he was a planter. 18: 397:American Civil War portal 254:Salisbury, North Carolina 35: 626:Tennessee state senators 495:Civil War High Commands. 16:Confederate Army general 375:was a Congressman from 226:Confederate States Army 117:Confederate States Army 262:University of Virginia 211: 180:Battle of Ringgold Gap 165:Battle of Murfreesboro 489:Eicher, John H., and 461:Watkins, Sam (1882). 240:. He was a nephew of 209: 170:Battle of Chickamauga 123:Years of service 260:. Polk attended the 175:Chattanooga Campaign 160:Battle of Perryville 369:Columbia, Tennessee 258:Columbia, Tennessee 508:Sifakis, Stewart. 437:Warner, p. 243-44. 238:American Civil War 218:Lucius Eugene Polk 212: 155:Battle of Richmond 145:American Civil War 105:Confederate States 94:Ashwood, Tennessee 21:Lucius Junius Polk 535:978-0-8071-0823-9 518:978-0-8160-1055-4 503:978-0-8047-3641-1 472:978-0-7603-4775-1 286:Second Lieutenant 252:Polk was born in 215:Brigadier-General 204: 203: 135:Brigadier General 643: 562: 560: 559: 549:"Lucius E. Polk" 477: 476: 458: 452: 449: 438: 435: 413: 411:Biography portal 408: 407: 406: 399: 394: 393: 392: 344:Death and legacy 338:Tennessee Senate 310:Atlanta Campaign 282:Battle of Shiloh 278:Patrick Cleburne 266:Helena, Arkansas 150:Battle of Shiloh 112: 74: 71:December 1, 1892 54: 52: 40: 26: 651: 650: 646: 645: 644: 642: 641: 640: 566: 565: 557: 555: 547: 544: 524:Warner, Ezra J. 491:David J. 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Lucius Junius Polk

Salisbury
North Carolina
Columbia
Tennessee
Ashwood, Tennessee
Confederate States
Confederate States Army
Brigadier General
American Civil War
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Richmond
Battle of Perryville
Battle of Murfreesboro
Battle of Chickamauga
Chattanooga Campaign
Battle of Ringgold Gap
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
Politician

Brigadier-General
officer
Confederate States Army
infantry
Western Theater
American Civil War
Leonidas Polk
Salisbury, North Carolina
Columbia, Tennessee

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