Polk, Leonidas

(1806-1864), was engaged in the service of thie Episcopal Church after 1831, and was Bishop of Louisiana from 1841 to 1861. He strongly sympathized with the sece ion movement, and, being a West-Pointer, was appointed major-general, and superintended the construction of fortifications at New Madrid, Fort Pillow, Island No. io and Memphis. He commanded at Belmont, and led a corps at Shiloh and Corinth. He commanded the right wing at Chick am aug a, where it was a erted that his disobedience of orders saved the National army from annihilation. He served with General Johnston in opposing General Sherman at Atlanta, and was killed near Kenesaw Mountain in June, 1864..