Bishop Leonidas Polk

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
Bishop
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Episcopal_Church
gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_the_South
gptkbp:birthDate April 10, 1806
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Nashville,_Tennessee
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Shiloh_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Leonidas_Polk_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate June 14, 1864
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Pine_Mountain,_Georgia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bishop Leonidas Polk
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Episcopal_Church_in_the_South
Southern_religious_thought
gptkbp:knownFor Military_leadership_during_the_American_Civil_War
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_Southern_Episcopal_Church
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname The Fighting Bishop
gptkbp:notableWork Founding_of_the_University_of_the_South
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Shiloh_National_Military_Park
gptkbp:positionHeld Bishop_of_the_Episcopal_Church
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Stephen_Elliott_Jr.
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Episcopal_Church
gptkbp:role Educator
Landowner
Politician
Religious leader
Advocate for education
Public figure
Community leader
Military strategist
Cultural figure
Religious educator
Military chaplain
Civic_leader
Advocate_for_the_Confederacy
gptkbp:serviceBranch Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1861-1864
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Chickamauga
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
Siege of Vicksburg
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Franklin
gptkbp:spouse Sarah_E._Polk
gptkbp:successor John_C._Granbery