Polk, Leonidas, 1806-1864

found: Parks, J.H. General Leonidas Polk, C.S.A., the fighting bishop, 1992:p. 21, etc. (b. April 10, 1806, Raleigh; d. June 14, 1864)

found: NCpedia WWW site, Oct. 23, 2018(Polk, Leonidas; born 10 Apr. 1806, Raleigh, N.C., died 14 June 1864, Pine Mountain, [Ga.]; Episcopal bishop and Confederate corps commander; in the five years preceding the Civil War, Polk's chief concern was the establishment of the University of the South) - https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/polk-leonidas

found: Finding aid for Gale and Polk family papers, via UNC University Libraries WWW site, Apr. 30, 2020(Leonidas Polk (1806-1864), son of William Polk (1758-1834) and Sarah Hawkins Polk (fl. 1828-1855), was born in Raleigh, N.C., and attended the University of North Carolina from 1821 to 1823, when he transferred to the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. He graduated in 1827, but, having converted to the Episcopal Church, resigned his commission. He became an ordained deacon and, in 1830, married Frances Ann ("Fanny") Devereux (1807-1875) of Raleigh, N.C.) - https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/00266/