The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . leomidas polk. Graduate at U. s. Mili- Born m Raleigh, N. C. ,„„„. „,auuaie at li ^ .vilitary Academy, 1827. Resigned same year and began tostudy for the ministry. Consecrated Missionary BishonProtestant Episcopal Church. I»:i8. Became bishop Sfthe Dwceseol Accepted the commissionof a in the Confederate Army early in hewar. His nrsf engagement was at Belmont, Nov 7 IRlilHe was in command of a corps at Shiloh, and inradedKentucky with Gen. Bragg. For disobedience of order
The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . leomidas polk. Graduate at U. s. Mili- Born m Raleigh, N. C. ,„„„. „,auuaie at li ^ .vilitary Academy, 1827. Resigned same year and began tostudy for the ministry. Consecrated Missionary BishonProtestant Episcopal Church. I»:i8. Became bishop Sfthe Dwceseol Accepted the commissionof a in the Confederate Army early in hewar. His nrsf engagement was at Belmont, Nov 7 IRlilHe was in command of a corps at Shiloh, and inradedKentucky with Gen. Bragg. For disobedience of ordersat Chickamauga. 1863, he was relieved and placed lie w.^^Imw •>^?^?g <• Marietta gI,lie was , Jmie 11, l^ BRAXTON BRAGG. Bom in Warren Co., N. C, ]R1.\. Graduate at U. Academy, ISK. Served Ihrough the MexicanWar, gaining a brevet of tor meritoriousconduct. Resigned the service, 1866. At ihe beginning01 the Civil War he was made Commander-in Chiei ofthe Volunteer Forces of Louisiana, and shurtlv after-ward a in the Confederate Army, with com-mand at Pensaeola, Fla. Feb., 18H3, in com-mand of the ad Corps at Shiloh. (ieneral. in Aprilfollowing, nefeated by Gen. Grantal Missionary Ridge, Q^I-oS ,o~<P° P^*^ duty at liichmond, 18(t4. Ufedoept. 27, 1876. ,
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