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Tag Archives: Leonidas Polk
28 February 1864: “I am heartily disgusted with public opinion.”
Item Description: William Dudley Gale wrote in this letter, 28 February 1864, to his wife, Kate Polk Gale, describing the destruction wrought by the Yankees on Meridian, Ala., and Enterprise, Ala., and defended the much maligned strategy of his father-in-law, … Continue reading
Posted in Southern Historical Collection
Tagged Demopolis (Ala.), Enterprise (Ala.), finances, Gen. William T. Sherman, Kate Polk Gale, Leonidas Polk, Meridian (Ala.), railroads, Selma and Jackson railroad, William Dudley Gale
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28 June 1863: “This campaign is pregnant with great events & how or when or where it will end, is with Gen Lee & our God.”
Item Description: Letter, 28 June 1863, from Second Lieutenant Leonidas L. Polk to his wife. Leonidas La Fayette Polk (1837-1892) of Anson County, N.C., was a planter; editor; merchant; Confederate officer in the 26th and 43rd North Carolina infantry regiments; Democrat and … Continue reading
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Tagged Confederate raids, drinking, Leonidas Polk, marching, provisions
Comments Off on 28 June 1863: “This campaign is pregnant with great events & how or when or where it will end, is with Gen Lee & our God.”
17 June 1863: ” I wish I could have felt more lively and bouyant while at home, but it is attributable to the depression which pervades the whole country.”
Item Description: Letter, 17 June 1863, from Second Lieutenant Leonidas L. Polk to his wife. Leonidas La Fayette Polk (1837-1892) of Anson County, N.C., was a planter; editor; merchant; Confederate officer in the 26th and 43rd North Carolina infantry regiments; Democrat and … Continue reading
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Tagged Captain Charles Reid, clothing, Culpeper, depression, Leonidas Polk, North Carolina Troops, Winchester
Comments Off on 17 June 1863: ” I wish I could have felt more lively and bouyant while at home, but it is attributable to the depression which pervades the whole country.”
24 April 1862: “the report is that some of the gun boats have passed the forts, & that there is every probability that the Federals or rather Lincolnites will be able to get up to the city.”
Item description: Letter, dated 24 April 1862, from Frances Devereux Polk to her husband Leonidas Polk, major general in the Army of Mississippi, about the imminent capture of the city of New Orleans. The letter comes a few weeks after … Continue reading
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Tagged Capture of New Orleans, David G. Farragut, Frances Devereux Polk, Leonidas Polk, Louisiana, Mississippi River, New Orleans, University of the South, Western Theater
Comments Off on 24 April 1862: “the report is that some of the gun boats have passed the forts, & that there is every probability that the Federals or rather Lincolnites will be able to get up to the city.”